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
Walerianvah-LER-yahnPolish
Julius['dʒu:ljəs]
Mitxel-Basque
Augustino-goos-TEN (French)French, Czech, Romanian, Croatian, German
Epaphroditosee-paf-rə-DIE-təs (English)Ancient Greek
Mcdaniel[mək'dænjəl]