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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who hoards money, possessions |
| Synonyms: | Scrooge, cheapskate, churl, harpy, hoarder, moneygrubber, penny-pincher, pinchfist, pinchpenny, stiff*, tightwad |
| Antonyms: | spender, spendthrift, waster, wastrel |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | skinflint |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cheapskate |
| Synonyms: | Scrooge, hoarder, miser, moneygrubber, penny-pincher, pinchfist, pinchpenny, tightwad |
| Main Entry: | tightwad |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | miser |
| Synonyms: | Scrooge, cheapskate, churl, hoarder, moneygrubber, penny-pincher, pinchfist, pinchpenny, skinflint, stiff |
| Main Entry: | fortune hunter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | seeker of wealth |
| Synonyms: | golddigger, moneygrubber, self-server, tufthunter |
| Main Entry: | penny pincher |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stingy person |
| Synonyms: | cheapskate, cheese-parer, miser, moneygrubber, pinchpenny, scrooge, skinflint, tightwad |
| Antonyms: | philanthropist, spendthrift |
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