noun
- people who are extremely reluctant to spend money; misers
Usage: informal; plural of skinflint
Examples
- The old skinflints refused to donate even a dollar to charity.
- Those skinflints won't even buy their employees decent coffee.
- My grandparents were such skinflints that they saved every penny.
- The company's skinflints cut the budget for office supplies again.
- Don't be such skinflints – it's only a few dollars for lunch.
- The skinflints at the bank charge fees for everything.