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TIGHTWAD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tightwad mean?
• TIGHTWAD (noun)
The noun TIGHTWAD has 1 sense:
1. a miserly person
Familiarity information: TIGHTWAD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A miserly person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
cheapskate; tightwad
Hypernyms ("tightwad" is a kind of...):
miser (a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably))
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