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skinflint

noun as in cheapskate

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Only a real skinflint would turn away from purchasing trillions of dollars of “free” war, right?

Worth thirty thousand pounds or more, and the stingiest old skinflint that ever breathed.

His father, although rich, is the veriest old skinflint and greatest miser you ever heard of.

It is evident from this that Mr. Skinflint has had things pretty much his own way.

It's as dry as a fossil bone there so his skinflint company cut corners on the stainless steel.

Better be under him than under the shrivelled skinflint of France, who wore his fine robes as though they galled him.

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On this page you'll find 14 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to skinflint, such as: hoarder, miser, moneygrubber, scrooge, tightwad, and penny pincher.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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