penny pincher

pen·ny pinch·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pen-ee pin-cher]
- /ˈpɛn i ˈpɪn tʃər/
- /ˈpeni ˈpɪn.tʃə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pen-ee pin-cher]
- /ˈpɛn i ˈpɪn tʃər/

Definitions of penny pincher words

noun penny pincher a miserly, niggardly, or stingy person. 1
noun penny pincher a person who is extremely frugal or stingy 0

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Origin of penny pincher

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Penny pincher

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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penny pincher popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for penny pincher

noun penny pincher

cheapskate — If you say that someone is a cheapskate, you think that they are mean and do not like spending money.
miser — a comedy (1668) by Molière.

All 2 Synonyms of penny pincher

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