If you describe someone as tight-fisted, you disapprove of them because they are unwilling to spend money.
例句
He had the reputation of being one of the most tight-fisted and demanding of employers.人們都知道他是最摳門、最苛刻的雇主之一。...the government's tight-fisted monetary policy.政府錙銖必較的貨幣政策
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
<非正>非常小氣的,吝嗇的
His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝嗇的雇主不肯給他加薪。He’s very tightfisted.他很吝嗇。