tightwad (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[tightwad 词源字典]
"parsimonious person," 1900, from tight in the figurative sense of "close-fisted" (1805) + wad (n.). The notions of stringency and avarice also combine in Modern Greek sphiktos "greedy," literally "tight."[tightwad etymology, tightwad origin, 英语词源]