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Meaning of Skinflint | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈskɪnflɪnt

Definitions

One who is excessively stingy or cautious with money; a tightwad; a miser.

Equivalents

العربية البخيل
Bosanski škrtac шкртац
Čeština skot
Deutsch Geizhals Geizkragen Knicker Schmutzian
Ελληνικά σπάγγος φραγκοφονιάς
Hrvatski škrtac шкртац
Polski gnojek skąpiradło
Српски škrtac шкртац
Türkçe camgöz

Examples

“You know, he is quite a different sort from the Public Prosecutor and our other provincial skinflints--fellows who shiver in their shoes before they will spend a single kopeck.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

skinflintiness Skinflints skinfluencer skinflute skinfold skinfolk

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