tight-wad

Example Sentences

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"But I sure do hate to be called a tight-wad," he mused, "especially when I don't deserve it."

From Joe Strong, the Boy Fish or Marvelous Doings in a Big Tank by Barnum, Vance

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.

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

It's the kind of thing that gives knockers a license to put detectives in the same class as blackmailers—and the old Whey-face himself is a tight-wad.

From The Tyranny of Weakness by Stahr, Paul

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