tightwad
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noun \ˈtīt-ˌwäd\Definition of TIGHTWAD
: a close or miserly person
See Examples of TIGHTWAD
- Her husband's such a tightwad that he never wants to go out to dinner.
- <you're always such a tightwad when charity comes calling>
First Known Use of TIGHTWAD
1906
Related to TIGHTWAD
- Synonyms
- cheapskate, churl, hunks, niggard, penny-pincher, piker, scrooge, skinflint, miser
Rhymes with TIGHTWAD
Akkad, Arad, Ashdod, aubade, ballade, Belgrade, bipod, black cod, Black Rod, Cape Cod, couvade, croustade, death squad, dry-shod, ephod, facade, fantod, fly rod, glissade, hot-rod, jihad, lingcod, Nimrod, oeillade, peasecod, pomade, ramrod, Riyadh, roughshod, roulade, saccade, scalade, seedpod, slipshod, sun god, synod, tie-rod, tomcod, torsade, tripod, unshod, vice squad
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