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tightwad

/tahyt-wod/US // ˈtaɪtˌwɒd //UK // (ˈtaɪtˌwɒd) //

吝啬鬼,守财奴,小气鬼,贪婪者

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Informal.

    • : a close-fisted or stingy person.

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Examples

  • I asked him for a drink, and he couldnt see it, the tightwad!

  • Id like to have cleaned the old tightwad for a decent roll, while I was at it!

  • He had been called many things—loan-shark, skinflint, tightwad, pussyfoot—but he had never before been called a flirt.

  • It is a hard situation for a class that is constitutionally tightwad, often wisely so.

  • She claims to be generous but actually she is a terrible tightwad.