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Penny pincher

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money. idiomatic

    "Over the years, he developed a reputation as a penny pincher who wouldn't spend money for anything."

  2. 2
    someone who is excessively careful with money (who pinches every penny before letting go of it) wordnet

Etymology

From pinchpenny.

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