"penny-pincher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: penny-pinchers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} penny-pincher (plural penny-pinchers)
  1. Alternative spelling of penny pincher Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: penny pincher
    Sense id: en-penny-pincher-en-noun-DFdrqsD5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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