Tightwad
name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 a miserly person wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A village in Missouri.
Example
More examples"Even though Mr Smith was very wealthy, he was a tightwad."
Etymology
From tight + wad.