penny-pincher

noun

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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Recent Examples of penny-pincher Nobody thinks those running the Obama administration were penny-pinchers. — Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
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miser
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  • That hybrid badge therefore isn’t primarily about turning the 4Runner into a fuel miser.
    — Denver Post, Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Well, everyone knows Ebenezer Scrooge was an evil, wealthy miser who hated Christmas.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of miser

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“Penny-pincher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penny-pincher. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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