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tightwad definition

☆ tight·wad (tīt′wäd′)

noun

Slang a stingy person; miser

Etymology: tight + wad

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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