skinflint
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noun \ˈskin-ˌflint\Definition of SKINFLINT
: a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser
See Examples of SKINFLINT
- She is a penny-pinching skinflint.
- <the team's owner is a skinflint whose penny-pinching ways keeps the team from acquiring any real talent>
First Known Use of SKINFLINT
circa 1700
Related to SKINFLINT
- Synonyms
- cheapskate, churl, hunks, niggard, penny-pincher, piker, scrooge, miser, tightwad
Rhymes with SKINFLINT
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