penny-pincher

A form of penny pincher — One who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.

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Meanings

nounpenny-pincher (plural penny-pinchers)

plural penny-pinchers

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of penny pincher.

    Hopefully, the penny-pinchers at the DfT/Treasury will finally agree to this. otherwise many of the proposed benefits will be lost.

    2020 November 18, Paul Bigland, “New infrastructure and new rolling stock”, in Rail, page 48
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APA

penny-pincher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penny-pincher

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“penny-pincher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penny-pincher. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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