kaihākere
1. (verb) (-tia) to be miserly, niggardly, mean, stingy, tightfisted, mingy.
Ahakoa rā e kaiponu ana, e kaihakere ana rānei ki te titiro atu a te kanohi Māori, koia rā te mea tika, he manaaki i roto i ngā wā taumaha (TTT 1/10/1930:2170). / Although it is being miserly or mean in Māori eyes, that's the right thing to do, to conserve in difficult times.
See also porokaihākere, hākere
Synonyms: kaiponu, tūmatarau, ware, tūtūā, hākere, matamau, matapiko, toharite
2. (modifier) miserly, niggardly, stingy, tight-fisted, ungenerous, mingy.
Ko te whakahoki tēnei ki te tangata kaihākere (TP 12/1907:5). / This is the response to a skinflint.
3. (noun) skinflint, miser, cheapskate, niggard, tightwad, meanie, a mean person, someone inclined to be stingy.
E te atua o te matapiko, e te kaihākere! (TP 11/1903:1). / O demon of miserliness, skinflint!
Synonyms: porokaihākere, ringa poto, kaiponu, matapiko, makitaunu, atuapo, kaikoropeke, pitokite
