tightwad
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That year, tightwad Brown vetoed the entire budget.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2023
My older brother, who is in charge of the trust’s finances, is a notorious tightwad and will probably not go along with the idea.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2021
McCain cultivated a conservative voting record and a reputation as a tightwad with taxpayer dollars.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2018
Q: Your longtime producer Jason Blum, a notorious tightwad, suggested that you go back to Australia to shoot "Upgrade."
From Washington Post ● May 30, 2018
He thought a minute then said, “I haven’t been a tightwad all my life, have I?”
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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