What's the difference between pelter and pinchpenny?
Pelter
Definition:
(n.) One who pelts.
(n.) A pinchpenny; a mean, sordid person; a miser; a skinflint.
Example Sentences:
(1) Smyth is going to give me pelters for this, Millings.
(2) Algeria have taken the opposite tack to South Korea's toffee pelters , the press lauding Les Verts as heroes and shuffling together a petition to persuade Vahid Halilhodzic to stay on as coach, as Rob Bleaney reports : The Algerian coach is set to leave his position after the tournament, having endured a long-running battle with some sections of the media.
(3) He's been getting pelters from the crowd, as you'd expect.
(4) I got pelters for this when I wrote it on ma blog in 2006, but I reckon football needs bigger pitches.
(5) For fans who have had pelters for acting up down the years, they're taking this with good grace.