SKINFLINT


Meaning of SKINFLINT in English

— skinflintily , adv. — skinflintiness , n. — skinflinty , adj.

/skin"flint'/ , n.

a mean, niggardly person; miser.

[ 1690-1700; SKIN + FLINT ]

Syn . hoarder, pinchpenny, niggard, Scrooge.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .