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Her husband's such a tightwad that he never wants to go out to dinner.
you're always such a tightwad when charity comes calling
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But come Sunday, the tightwad could still walk away with the trophy.
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Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2022
Valentine’s Day plus being too much of a tightwad to buy a gift.
—Erika W. Smith, refinery29.com, 5 Feb. 2020
So Carew signed with the Angels and the Yankees maintained their imperious and often disdainful view of the Twins as backwater tightwads who didn't sufficiently appreciate the privilege of playing against the Yankees, much less for them.
—Steve Rushin, SI.com, 20 Sep. 2019
Maybe because the tightwad organization has shed $20 million off an already bottom-feeding payroll, to an even thinner $63.5 million.
—Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2018
The details of the tax returns painted Reagan as a tightwad, helping augment his public image as a crusader who would cut government spending.
—Kevin M. Kruse, Esquire, 14 Apr. 2017
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Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2022
Valentine’s Day plus being too much of a tightwad to buy a gift.
—Erika W. Smith, refinery29.com, 5 Feb. 2020
So Carew signed with the Angels and the Yankees maintained their imperious and often disdainful view of the Twins as backwater tightwads who didn't sufficiently appreciate the privilege of playing against the Yankees, much less for them.
—Steve Rushin, SI.com, 20 Sep. 2019
Maybe because the tightwad organization has shed $20 million off an already bottom-feeding payroll, to an even thinner $63.5 million.
—Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2018
The details of the tax returns painted Reagan as a tightwad, helping augment his public image as a crusader who would cut government spending.
—Kevin M. Kruse, Esquire, 14 Apr. 2017
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“Tightwad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tightwad. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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tightwad
noun
tight·wad
ˈtīt-ˌwäd 
: a stingy person
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