tightwad

Example Sentences

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That year, tightwad Brown vetoed the entire budget.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2023

My older brother, who is in charge of the trust’s finances, is a notorious tightwad and will probably not go along with the idea.

From Slate • Oct. 3, 2021

The Athletics pull off this tightwad act with exceedingly bright management, but it is an exception.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2019

McCain cultivated a conservative voting record and a reputation as a tightwad with taxpayer dollars.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2018

My father was pretty frantic, but he’d always been a bit of a tightwad, and I told him again and again I was fine.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx