The definition of a tightwad is slang for a cheapskate or a miser.
(noun)A person who counts every single penny and who never buys gifts, treats others to anything or buys anything nice for himself is an example of a tightwad.
See tightwad in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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Origin: tight + wad
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