Skinflint (noun)

  1. A person who is excessively stingy or miserly with money.
  2. A person who is unwilling to spend money on things that are considered necessary or appropriate.

Origin:

From the middle english word "skinflinte" meaning "tightwad".

Examples:

  1. He is such a skinflint, he won't even buy a cup of coffee for his friends.
  2. She is a notorious skinflint and never tips her waiters.
  3. He was a skinflint who never spent money on anything that wasn't absolutely necessary.
  4. I can't stand working for that skinflint, he never pays me enough.
  5. He was a skinflint and always counted his pennies.
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