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121piker — /puy keuhr/, n. Informal. 1. a person who does anything in a contemptibly small or cheap way. 2. a stingy, tight fisted person; tightwad. 3. a person who gambles, speculates, etc., in a small, cautious way. [1275 1325; ME: petty thief, equiv. to… …
122skin — skinlike, adj. /skin/, n., v., skinned, skinning, adj. n. 1. the external covering or integument of an animal body, esp. when soft and flexible. 2. such an integument stripped from the body of an animal, esp. a small animal; pelt: a beaver skin.… …
123stingy — stingy1 stingily, adv. stinginess, n. /stin jee/, adj., stingier, stingiest. 1. reluctant to give or spend; not generous; niggardly; penurious: He s a stingy old miser. 2. scanty or meager: a stingy little income. [1650 60; perh. deriv. of STING; …
124cheapo — 1. adjective Inexpensive and of poor quality. They wanted crystal champagne glasses for the party but the caterers provided cheapo plastic cups instead. Syn: cheap, cheapie 2. noun A person who is …
125niggard — 1. adjective Miserly or stingy. [H]is heart swelled within him, as he sat at the head of his own table, on the occasion of the house warming, dispensing with no niggard hand the gratuitous viands and unlimited beer, which were at once to… …
126miser — noun /ˈmaɪzə(r)/ A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious. was a stereotypical miser, he spent nothing he could save; neither giving to charity nor enjoying his wealth. Syn: cheapskate, scrooge …
127tightwad — noun One who is stingy or overly cautious or defensive with money (usually mildly derisive). That tightwad would walk ten miles to save a few cents on gas. Syn: frugal, miser, skinflint …
128pelter — noun A pinchpenny; a mean, sordid person; a miser; a skinflint …
