Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
tight-fisted
adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ He was known to have made a fortune on the stock market, but was nonetheless notoriously tight-fisted.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ As for our being mean and tight-fisted - the hon Gentleman's words - that is certainly not the case.
▪ But woe betide the tight-fisted villager who tries to take advantage.
▪ It is fanciful to assume that a tight-fisted state will produce open-handed citizens.
▪ Like most family companies it is tight-fisted with information.
▪ Lucy smiled a small tight-fisted smile.
Wiktionary
tight-fisted
a. reluctant to spend money; miserly or stingy alt. reluctant to spend money; miserly or stingy
Usage examples of "tight-fisted".
The tight-fisted marmalade millionaires of Dundee did their best to run their great Chugwater Ranch effectively, and they did not dispatch nincompoops to do the job.