tight-wad

Example Sentences

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It was true that Sweet was a "tight-wad," as the boys expressed it.

From The Girls of Central High on Lake Luna or, The Crew That Won by Morrison, Gertrude W.

I believe you fixed up to catch me, and make me feel like a tight-wad.

From Joyce of the North Woods by Comstock, Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa)

So he had been set down as a "tight-wad," and had made no headway.

From 100%: the Story of a Patriot by Sinclair, Upton

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

From Sube Cane by Partridge, Edward Bellamy

He didn't want Elsie to think he was a tight-wad, or worse still suspect him of being broke.

From Wild Wings A Romance of Youth by Piper, Margaret Rebecca