skinflint

英 ['skɪnflɪnt]美 ['skɪnflɪnt]

n. 吝啬鬼；一毛不拔的人

英文词源

skinflint (n.)

"miser, one who makes use of contemptible economy to keep money," 1700, slang; literally "kind of person who would skin a flint to save or gain something," from skin (v.) + flint. Flay-flint in same sense is from 1670s.

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