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skinflint (SKIN-flint) noun Someone who is stingy; a miser. [Flint stones were used in olden times to start a fire. The term skinflint derives from the idea that a miserly person would go to the extreme and "skin a flint" or use a flint till it's as thin as skin.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus:... Sign in to see full entry.