skinflint

Example Sentences

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After a relationship marked by Turner being neat freak and a skinflint, they broke up after he shamed her for gaining 10 pounds.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2023

Brown had gone from wise guy to wise man, from skinflint to a bit of a spendthrift; the bullet train caught his eye and his imagination, though it also courted controversy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2020

To his admirers, Mr. O’Rahilly was a renegade visionary and a skinflint con man who sometimes liked to find creative ways to leave posh restaurants without paying for his meals.

From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2020

He’s always had a reputation as a skinflint.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2016

You don’t expect a jerk and a skinflint to be grateful to his employees, do you?

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt