penny pincher



penny pincher

Someone who is extremely frugal, niggardly, or miserly with his or her money; someone who is very unwilling or reluctant to spend. My ex-husband was such a penny pincher that, on the rare occasion we would go out to eat, he wouldn't even leave a tip! It was when I was completely broke in college that I became something of a penny pincher.
See also: penny, pincher

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ursinus-Late Roman
ObedO-bed (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Pernel-English (Archaic)
Ace[eis]
Lambertolahm-BER-toItalian
Brice[brais]