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Tightwad

name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village in Missouri.
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

Etymology

From tight + wad.

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