tight-fisted

/tˈaɪtfɪstɪd/

/ˈtaɪtˈfɪstɪd/

tight-fisted

spending or giving money reluctantly

Examples

1. There goes tight-fisted Kevin.

2. May it please the court, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, my client has been called cheap, miserly, and chronically tight-fisted.

3. Actually, I hear my American friends sometimes using tight-fisted which has a similar meaning.

4. So I'm gonna go with B, psychedelic and tight-fisted.