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Examples of skinflint
skinflint
Her husband is a skinflint who is about to shame her for a debt of 100 franks.
From the guardian.co.uk
Phil portrays himself as a cantankerous skinflint who battles family, friend or foe.
From the post-gazette.com
I started giving skinflint lessons when my daughters were in grade school.
From the stltoday.com
I find myself feeling like either a deep-pocketed patsy or a skinflint.
From the post-gazette.com
Theroux drew a savage portrait of Naipaul as a depressive, a skinflint and a misogynist.
From the independent.co.uk
She made a mistake marrying that skinflint Macca as she later found out.
From the theargus.co.uk
Even to the end, Antonio is a stern, imperious, hard-nosed skinflint.
From the movies.nytimes.com
Weber's skinflint ways included learning to cook lentils 30 ways.
From the washingtonpost.com
America doesn't really need more skinflint cheapskates like you.
From the forbes.com
- Niggard: a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
- A miser, cheapskate, curmudgeon, niggard, penny pincher, piker, scrooge, skinflint or tightwad is a person who is reluctant to spend money, sometimes to the point of forgoing even basic comforts and some necessities. ...
- One who is excessively stingy or cautious with money; a tightwad; a miser
