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skin·flint (sk

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One who is very reluctant to spend money; a miser.

skinflint [ˈskɪnˌflɪnt]

an ungenerous or niggardly person; miser

[referring to a person so avaricious that he would skin (swindle) a flint]

skinflinty adj

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Noun

skinflint - a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend

niggard, scrooge, churl

hoarder - a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use

pinchgut - a niggardly person who starves himself (and others)

Translations

skinflint [ˈskɪnflɪnt] N → tacaño/a m/f, roñoso/a m/f

skinflint [ˈskɪnflɪnt] n → grippe-sou m
skin graft n → greffe f de peau

skinflint [ˈskɪnˌflɪnt] n → taccagno/a, spilorcio/a

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