penny pincher

短语

n. <口>吝啬鬼; 小气鬼

发音

AU

词形变化

penny pinchers 复数

别名

penny-pincher

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.

    习语

    Over the years, he developed a reputation as a penny pincher who wouldn't spend money for anything.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

hoarder

词源

From pinchpenny.

来源：wiktionary