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PENNY PINCHER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does penny pincher mean?
• PENNY PINCHER (noun)
The noun PENNY PINCHER has 1 sense:
1. someone who is excessively careful with money (who pinches every penny before letting go of it)
Familiarity information: PENNY PINCHER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who is excessively careful with money (who pinches every penny before letting go of it)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("penny pincher" is a kind of...):
hoarder (a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use)
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