tight-wad

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Not a few were the sneers cast at Joe on more than one occasion, when he declined to take part in some jollification, and remarks were made about his being a miser and a "tight-wad."

From Joe Strong, the Boy Fish or Marvelous Doings in a Big Tank by Barnum, Vance

I just tell you what," he resumed, "no one yet ever called Georgie Calendar a tight-wad.

From The Black Bag by Vance, Louis Joseph

After all he had said about his father being a "tight-wad" Marty found that it positively hurt to spend more for a thing than he believed it was worth.

From The Mission of Janice Day by Turner, Corinne

He was a tight-wad old gink, he was.

From Thankful's Inheritance by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby

Also, the impecunious spongers at his clubs spread his fame as a "tight-wad" because he refused to let them "stick him up" for even a round of drinks.

From The Price She Paid by Phillips, David Graham