"tightwad" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tightwads [plural]
Etymology: From tight + wad. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tight|wad}} tight + wad Head templates: {{en-noun}} tightwad (plural tightwads)
  1. (colloquial, derogatory) One who is stingy; someone overly cautious or defensive with money. Tags: colloquial, derogatory Categories (topical): People Synonyms: frugal, miser, skinflint Derived forms: tightwaddish
    Sense id: en-tightwad-en-noun-L4xLlACV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    }
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  ],
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            "Fundamental"
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        {
          "text": "That tightwad would drive ten miles to save a few cents on gas.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1966, Burt Blechman, Stations, published 1969, page 40:",
          "text": "He gulps down the hot coffee and leaves a nice fat tip. No one can say he's a tightwad.",
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        }
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      ],
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          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "stingy",
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        ],
        [
          "cautious",
          "cautious"
        ],
        [
          "defensive",
          "defensive"
        ],
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          "money",
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        "(colloquial, derogatory) One who is stingy; someone overly cautious or defensive with money."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "frugal"
        },
        {
          "word": "miser"
        },
        {
          "word": "skinflint"
        }
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        "derogatory"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tightwad"
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  ],
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  ],
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          "text": "He gulps down the hot coffee and leaves a nice fat tip. No one can say he's a tightwad.",
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      ],
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        [
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        ],
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        ],
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          "money"
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        "(colloquial, derogatory) One who is stingy; someone overly cautious or defensive with money."
      ],
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        "derogatory"
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  ],
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    {
      "word": "frugal"
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    {
      "word": "miser"
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    {
      "word": "skinflint"
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