Nearling

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person who is extremely reluctant to spend or share money, often regarded as mean with possessions
2. Someone who hoards wealth and begrudges giving anything away, especially in a grudging or penny-pinching way
3. A tight-fisted individual who clings to money and resists generosity, sometimes called a miser or skinflint

Etymology: "Nearling" is formed from "near" with the suffix "-ling", a combination that English uses to create words for a person or thing associated with a quality or condition. Here "near" is the adjective meaning close in distance or time, and "-ling" is the familiar ending found in older words such as "darling" and "foundling". Because the suffix attaches to a simple, everyday base, the word is a plain formation rather than a borrowing or a coinage with a famous author. Its meaning follows directly from its parts: something that sits near, or is close to, another thing.