as in miser
a mean grasping person who is usually stingy with money
the team's owner is a skinflint whose penny-pinching ways keep the team from acquiring any real talent
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Recent Examples of skinflint
Gone are the days of some teams having nearly their entire 40-man roster in uniform and those with skinflint owners having only a few extras.
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Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022
Manchin isn’t the only skinflint in American politics.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022
The skinflint editor played, lackadaisically, by Mr. Murray is based on Harold Ross.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2021
Both political parties have endorsed a modest rate of taxation of the rich, and a wretched, skinflint system of welfare and social services.
—Ryan Cooper, TheWeek, 9 June 2020
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Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022
Manchin isn’t the only skinflint in American politics.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022
The skinflint editor played, lackadaisically, by Mr. Murray is based on Harold Ross.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2021
Both political parties have endorsed a modest rate of taxation of the rich, and a wretched, skinflint system of welfare and social services.
—Ryan Cooper, TheWeek, 9 June 2020
See All Example Sentences for skinflint
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skinflint
miser
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But as the legend grew, so did the myths — such as that of Comiskey being a miser, forcing his players to seek compensation through gamblers.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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The power miser of chatbots will, if anything, drive more AI adoption overall.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Skinflint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skinflint. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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