Associations to the word «Skinflint»

Wiktionary

SKINFLINT, noun. One who is excessively stingy or cautious with money; a tightwad; a miser

Dictionary definition

SKINFLINT, noun. A selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne