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tight-fisted

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

reluctant to spend money; miserly or stingy

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From tight + fist + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: стиснат (stisnat) — reluctant to spend money — see also stingy
  • Czech: skoupý — reluctant to spend money — see also stingy
  • Czech: lakomý — reluctant to spend money — see also stingy
  • Hungarian: szűkmarkú — reluctant to spend money — see also stingy
  • Punjabi: ਕੰਜੂਸ (kañjūs) — reluctant to spend money — see also stingy
  • Ottoman Turkish: پنتی (pinti) — reluctant to spend money — see also stingy
  • Ottoman Turkish: پیس (pis) — reluctant to spend money — see also stingy
  • Ottoman Turkish: جمری (cimri) — reluctant to spend money — see also stingy