(n.) A selfish miser; an illiberal person; a niggard.
(a.) Churlish; rough; selfish.
Example Sentences:
(1) They leave the zoo, and close the door and we are left ... " He trails off, the professional churl and pretend misanthrope.
(2) Now stop canting, churling and excusing and bring back the World Cup to God's own country."
Skinflint
Definition:
(n.) A penurious person; a miser; a niggard.
Example Sentences:
(1) Skinflints and mixtape collectors are taking on the world's vinyl fetishists with the arrival of the first-ever Cassette Store Day.
(2) The Treasury's carefully crafted riposte, spelled out in the autumn statement green book last week, is that rather than a tale of skinflint employers and their downtrodden staff, the weakness of take-home pay is a consequence of the increased cost to employers of providing staff pensions, and paying higher national insurance contributions after the rate rose under Labour.
(3) She had a reputation for being a skinflint and Burns wrote on her death: Dweller in yon dungeon dark, Hangman of creation!
(4) Mervyn Kohler, special adviser for Help the Aged, said the chancellor had delivered "a truly skinflint package for the UK's older citizens".