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cheap |
not willing to spend much money; stingy. [1/4 definitions] |
cheapskate |
(informal) one who is stingy; miser. |
cheeseparing |
meanly or foolishly frugal; stingy. [1/3 definitions] |
churl |
a stingy person; miser. [1/3 definitions] |
churlish |
stingy; miserly. [1/3 definitions] |
close-fisted |
not generous, esp. with money; stingy; miserly. |
hard-fisted |
unrelentingly stingy; tight-fisted. [1/2 definitions] |
miser |
a greedy, stingy person who lives in a poor way in order to save money. |
miserly |
of, like, or characteristic of a miser; penurious or stingy. |
niggard |
a very stingy person; miser. [2 definitions] |
niggardly |
unwilling to spend, give, or share; miserly; stingy. [1/2 definitions] |
parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
penny pincher |
a miserly, stingy person. |
penurious |
very miserly or stingy. [1/3 definitions] |
picayune |
small-minded; petty; stingy. [1/4 definitions] |
piker |
(informal) a person who is exceptionally careful with money or who does things in a stingy or small way; cheapskate. |
pinch pennies |
to be stingy or very careful with money. |
skimp |
to be stingy or very sparing. [2 definitions] |
skimpy |
too economical; stingy. [1/2 definitions] |
skinflint |
a stingy person; miser. |
tight |
(informal) reluctant to spend or share; stingy. [1/11 definitions] |
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