pinchpenny

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English

Etymology

pinch +‎ penny

Noun

pinchpenny (plural pinchpennies)

One who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.
Over the years, he developed a reputation as a pinchpenny who wouldn't spend money for anything.
- 1578, John Lyly, Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit, published 1868, page 109:
  That they accompt one a dastard if he be not defperate, a pynch penny if he be not prodygall, if filent a fotte, if full of wordes a foole?

Usage notes

This term has a mildly negative connotation.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:miser

Derived terms

Translations

miser — see miser

References

“pinchpenny”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
“pinchpenny”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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