cheeseparer

cheeseparer
cheese·par·er

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  • cheeseparer — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a parsimonious person : skinflint * * * cheeseˈparer noun A mean or stingy person, a skinflint • • • Main Entry: ↑cheese …   Useful english dictionary

  • cheeseparing — cheeseparer, n. /cheez pair ing/, adj. 1. meanly economical; parsimonious. n. 2. something of little or no value. 3. niggardly economy. [1590 1600; CHEESE1 + PARING] * * * …   Universalium

  • miser — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hoarder, niggard, money grubber, skinflint, penny pincher (sl.), tightwad (sl.). See parsimony. Ant., altruist, benefactor. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A hoarder of gold] Syn. extortioner, usurer,… …   English dictionary for students

  • huckster — n 1. hawker, peddler, cheap jack, vendor, salesman; pitchman, barker, spieler, concessionaire; traveling salesman, door to door salesman, Fuller Brush man, colporteur; merchant, dealer, sutler; bargainer, higgler, haggler. 2. miser, niggard,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • miser — n niggard, skinflint, Sl. skin, Sl. cheapskate, Inf. piker, muckworm, Sl. screw; penny pinch er, pinchpenny, lickpenny, Inf. tightwad; cheeseparer, hoarder, save all, Scot. carl; scrooge, Harpagon, money grubber, harpy; curmudgeon, churl, hunks …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • penny pincher — n pinchpenny, lickpenny, Inf. tightwad; niggard, miser, skinflint, Sl. skin, Sl. cheapskate, Inf. piker, muckworm, Sl. screw; cheeseparer, hoarder, save all, Scot. carl; scrooge, Harpagon, money grubber, harpy; curmudgeon, churl, hunks …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • skinflint — n miser, niggard, Sl. skin, Sl. cheapskate, Inf. piker, muckworm, Sl. screw; penny pincher, pinch penny, lickpenny, Inf. tightwad; cheeseparer, hoarder, save all, Scot. carl; scrooge, Harpagon, money grubber, harpy; curmudgeon, churl, hunks …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • tightwad — n Informal. miser, niggard, skinflint, Sl. skin, Sl. cheapskate, Inf. piker, muckworm, Sl. screw; penny pincher, pinchpenny, lickpenny, cheeseparer, hoarder, save all, Scot. carl; scrooge, Har pagon, money grubber, harpy; curmudgeon, churl, hunks …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • penny-pincher — n miser, niggard, skinflint, cheeseparer, Scrooge COLLOQ. meanie, cheapskate, money grubber …   Useful english dictionary

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