tightwad
noun[ C ]
USslangdisapprovinguk /ˈtaɪt.wɒd/ us /ˈtaɪt.wɑːd/
a person who is not willing to spend money: 守财奴，吝啬鬼
There's no point in asking Joe to pay for it - he's a real tightwad.别指望乔付钱——他是个十足的守财奴。
Synonym
cheapskateinformaldisapproving
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Mean with money
begrudge
cheapskate
cheeseparing
chintzy
frugal
frugally
miser
miserliness
miserly
money grabber
money-grubber
money-grubbing
penuriously
pinchpenny
scrooge
skinflint
stingily
tight
ungenerous
ungenerously
tightwad | American Dictionary
tightwad
noun[ C ]
disapprovingus/ˈtɑɪtˌwɑd/
a person who is not willing to spend money
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