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pickpenny

pickpenny noun: a miser.

Noun

pickpenny (plural pickpennies)

  1. A miser.
  2. A sharper
    • […]and therefore lie wholly at the mercy of him whom the greatness of his Title and Pontifical Pomp, exceeding so infinitely his just Revenues, must make a severe exacter of Tribute from them that are most appropriately under his power, and thereby put them to unworthy shifts and sharkings upon the...1664, Dr. Henry More, A Modest Enquiry into the Mystery of Iniquity, book 2, chapter 9, section 8, page 143
    Synonyms:
    cheat

Synonyms of pickpenny

Forms of pickpenny

pluralpickpennies

Origin of pickpenny

From pick + penny.

Questions about pickpenny

What does pickpenny mean?
Pickpenny means a miser.
What part of speech is pickpenny?
Pickpenny is a noun.
What is the plural of pickpenny?
The plural of pickpenny is pickpennies.

Words near pickpenny in the dictionary

  1. pickoffs
  2. Pickover
  3. Pickovers
  4. pickpack
  5. pickpennies
  6. pickpenny
  7. pickpocket
  8. pickpocketed
  9. pickpocketee
  10. pickpocketees
  11. pickpocketer

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