hunks

noun plural

Synonyms and Antonyms of HUNKS

a mean grasping person who is usually stingy with money <a horrible old hunks who refused to lend money to his destitute brother>

Synonyms cheapskate, churl, hunks, niggard, penny-pincher, piker, scrooge, skinflint, tightwad

Related Words hoarder, pack rat, saver

Near Antonyms prodigal, profligate, spender, spendthrift, squanderer, waster, wastrel

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