tightwad
English
noun
Definitions
- (colloquial) One who is stingy, overly cautious, or defensive with money (usually mildly derisive).
Etymology
Compound from English tight + English wad.
Origin
English
wad
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airtight English
- cumwad English
- gastight English
- jizzwad English
- light-tight English
- oiltight English
- overtight English
- raintight English
- skintight English
- smoketight English
- snotwad English
- steamtight English
- sticktight English
- supertight English
- tight English
- tight-fisted English
- tight-knit English
- tight-lipped English
- tightass English
- tightbeam English
- tighten English
- tighter English
- tighthead English
- tightish English
- tightknit English
- tightlacer English
- tightlacing English
- tightly English
- tightness English
- tightrope English
- tightsome English
- tightwaddish English
- tightwire English
- tighty whities English
- ultratight English
- unwad English
- wad English
- wadcutter English
- wadder English
- wadding English
- watertight English
- weathertight English
- windtight English
- Watte German
- tight Italian
- tight Middle English
- wadmal Middle English
- tight Danish
- tayt Turkish
- wad
- tight
- unwad
- wadder
- cumwad
- tighter
- tighten
- tightly
- snotwad
- jizzwad
- wadding
- tightish
- tightass
- airtight
- gastight
- oiltight
- tightbeam
- raintight
- tightrope
- windtight
- tightness
- tighthead
- wadcutter
- tightknit
- overtight
- tightsome
- skintight
- tightwire
- ultratight
- tight-knit
- sticktight
- smoketight
- tightlacer
- watertight
- steamtight
- supertight
- light-tight
- tightlacing
- tight-fisted
- tight-lipped
- weathertight
- tightwaddish
- tighty whities