Tightwad (Noun)
Meaning
A miserly person.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- My aunt was such a tightwad that she even reuses gift wrap to save a few dollars.
- His friends were hesitant to lend him money, as he had a reputation for being a tightwad and rarely paid them back.
- After living through the Great Depression, my grandfather became a tightwad, never willing to spend more than he absolutely had to.
- Some people think of Scrooge as a literary symbol of the ultimate tightwad, who had to be forced into charity by three ghostly apparitions.
- He's such a tightwad that he hasn't replaced his 10-year-old shoes despite being able to afford it.