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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cheapskate |
| Synonyms: | Scrooge, hoarder, miser, moneygrubber, penny-pincher, pinchfist, pinchpenny, tightwad |
| Main Entry: | miserly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | greedy, stingy |
| Synonyms: | abject, avaricious, beggarly, cheapskate, churlish, close, close-fisted, covetous, grasping, ignoble, illiberal, mean, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, skinflint, sordid, tightfisted, ungenerous |
| Antonyms: | generous, giving, liberal |
| Main Entry: | parsimonious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | penny-pinching |
| Synonyms: | avaricious, chintzy, close, frugal, greedy, illiberal, mean, miserly, penurious, prudent, saving, scrimpy, selfish, skinflint, sparing, stingy*, tight*, tightfisted, tightwad |
| Antonyms: | generous, lavish, liberal |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tightwad |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | miser |
| Synonyms: | Scrooge, cheapskate, churl, hoarder, moneygrubber, penny-pincher, pinchfist, pinchpenny, skinflint, stiff |
| Main Entry: | penny pincher |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stingy person |
| Synonyms: | cheapskate, cheese-parer, miser, moneygrubber, pinchpenny, scrooge, skinflint, tightwad |
| Antonyms: | philanthropist, spendthrift |
| Main Entry: | cheapskate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | miser |
| Synonyms: | Scrooge, penny pincher, piker, skinflint, tightwad |
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