tight-fisted
Adjective
Meaning
tight-fisted (comparative more tight-fisted, superlative most tight-fisted)
reluctant to spend money; miserly or stingy
Synonyms
thrifty
tight
sparing
frugal
avaricious
miserly
stingy
cheapskate
parsimonious
penurious
niggardly
ungenerous
mingy
penny-pinching
closefisted
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Examples
Today's youth is very tight-fisted and, if I may say so, I think they are rather poverty-stricken in their dreams.
I have always been tight-fisted.