tightwad

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

That year, tightwad Brown vetoed the entire budget.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2023

To be sure — nobody in Dipoto’s position is going to say “we had three or four whales lined up if only our tightwad chairman would have opened up his checkbook.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2023

My older brother, who is in charge of the trust’s finances, is a notorious tightwad and will probably not go along with the idea.

From Slate • Oct. 3, 2021

One of them, you might say, was Hollywood’s most notorious tightwad, staving off the terror of poverty by stiffing servants and handing houseguests itemized bills.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2020

My father was pretty frantic, but he’d always been a bit of a tightwad, and I told him again and again I was fine.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx