U36a

A person who saves money in a mean way or is greedy in money matters: “He’s an awful ________.”

This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.

MONEY HOG6
MISER4
HOG2
SCROOGE2
TIGHTWAD2
SKIN FLINT1

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