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tightwad
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tightwad
(noun)
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tightwad
/
ˈ
taɪtˌwɑːd/
noun
plural
tightwads
tightwad
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ˈ
taɪtˌwɑːd/
noun
plural
tightwads
Learner's definition of TIGHTWAD
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informal + disapproving
:
a person who does not like to spend or give money
Her husband's such a
tightwad
that he never wants to go out to dinner.
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