PENNY-PINCHER Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

penny-pincher

noun

as in miser

a mean grasping person who is usually stingy with money we've ended up treating that penny-pincher to dinner three times and she's never once offered to pay

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miser

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But great writers and great mathematicians were able to overcome their inner cognitive miser and use these new technologies to great effect.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Johnny Depp looks unrecognizable in full costume as the Christmas Carol miser to promote his upcoming film Ebenezer at San Diego Comic-Con on July 23.

— People Staff, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

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