as in miser
a mean grasping person who is usually stingy with money
we've ended up treating that penny-pincher to dinner three times and she's never once offered to pay
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miser
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The classic Dickens story has seen its fair share of retellings over the years with its tale of an elderly miser visited by the ghost of his former business partner and the spirits of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025 -
But nobody should ride this bike, or its cousins, like a juice miser on a cargo run.—
Kevin Purdy,
ArsTechnica,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Penny-pincher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penny-pincher. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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