skinflint

Meaning

Noun

One who is excessively stingy or cautious with money; a tightwad; a miser.

Origin

(From thieves' slang:) one who would skin a flint for the sake of gain or economy. (Source: Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language: College Edition, Cleveland and New York, The World Publishing Company, 1962, p. 1367.)

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