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Noun: tightwad  'tIt,wód
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. A miserly person
    "He was such a tightwad that he never tipped at restaurants";
    - cheapskate [informal], cheapass [N. Amer, informal], cheap-ass [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: tightwads

Type of: miser

Encyclopedia: Tightwad, Missouri