tight-wad

Example Sentences

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The closest tight-wad in the town will buy a paper if it has his name in it.

From The Cow Puncher by Stead, Robert J. C.

So he had been set down as a "tight-wad," and had made no headway.

From 100%: the Story of a Patriot by Sinclair, Upton

I believe you fixed up to catch me, and make me feel like a tight-wad.

From Joyce of the North Woods by Comstock, Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa)

Not a tight-wad, far from that, though he preferred to work for a meal than pay for it; much preferred to walk or ride than to purchase other people's energy, having much of his own.

From Son of Power by Comfort, Will Levington

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