tightfisted

adj.
Close-fisted; stingy.

tightfistedness tight'fist'ed·ness n.

adjective

Ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money: cheap, close, close-fisted, costive, hard-fisted, mean², miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, petty, pinching, stingy, tight. See give/take/reciprocity.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: unwilling to part with money
  Synonyms: closefisted, hardfisted

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - påholdende, nærig

Nederlands (Dutch)
krenterig

Français (French)
adj. - radin

Deutsch (German)
adj. - knauserig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σφιχτοχέρης, σπαγκοραμμένος

Italiano (Italian)
tirchio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - mesquinho (m), sovina, mão fechada

Русский (Russian)
скупой, скряга

Español (Spanish)
adj. - agarrado, tacaño

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - snål, knusslig, gnidig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
吝啬的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 吝嗇的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 인색한, 구두쇠의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - けちな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مغلول أليد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קמצן, קמוץ-יד‬

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