Pinchpenny

noun

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Definitions

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

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

Synonyms

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carlcheap charliecheapskatechurlgrudgingmean

Example

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

Etymology

From pinch + penny.

Related phrases

penny-pincherpenny-pinching

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