tight-wad

Example Sentences

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"Was Clarence a tight-wad?" asked Sube with interest.

From Sube Cane by Partridge, Edward Bellamy

Not a tight-wad, far from that, though he preferred to work for a meal than pay for it; much preferred to walk or ride than to purchase other people's energy, having much of his own.

From Son of Power by Comfort, Will Levington

He was a tight-wad old gink, he was.

From Thankful's Inheritance by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby

The closest tight-wad in the town will buy a paper if it has his name in it.

From The Cow Puncher by Stead, Robert J. C.

Also, the impecunious spongers at his clubs spread his fame as a "tight-wad" because he refused to let them "stick him up" for even a round of drinks.

From The Price She Paid by Phillips, David Graham