name, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who is stingy; someone overly cautious or defensive with money. colloquial, derogatory

   "That tightwad would drive ten miles to save a few cents on gas."

2. 2
   a miserly person wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A village in Missouri.

Synonyms

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abstemiouscannycarlcheap charliecheapocheapskate

Antonyms

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prodigalspendthrift

Example

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"Even though Mr Smith was very wealthy, he was a tightwad."

Etymology

From tight + wad.

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