tightwad
n.
"parsimonious person," 1900, from tight in the figurative sense of "close-fisted" (1805) + wad, n.. The notions of stringency and avarice also combine in Modern Greek sphiktos "greedy," literally "tight."
| 词汇 | tightwad |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary tightwad n. "parsimonious person," 1900, from tight in the figurative sense of "close-fisted" (1805) + wad, n.. The notions of stringency and avarice also combine in Modern Greek sphiktos "greedy," literally "tight." |
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