skinflint

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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“Skinflint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skinflint. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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