penny pincher
Example Sentences
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She is the penny pincher, and she’s the motivator for keeping everybody’s spirits up, sort of.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024
As one example, David Pecker testified that the defendant was a penny pincher, careful to question any bill.
From Salon • May 24, 2024
They’ll tell you Scott can’t make a decision when it matters, Jerry can’t acquire the proper players and that John is a profit-first penny pincher.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2023
So how can you use Venmo without killing the romance or feeling like a penny pincher?
From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2019
He once chided his frequent critic, New York State Comptroller Arthur Levitt, for not thinking big, for being too much of a penny pincher.
From Time Magazine Archive
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
