materialist vs penny-pinching

materialist

noun
  • Someone who is materialistic, concerned only with material possessions. 

  • A follower or proponent of philosophical materialism. 

adj
  • Having features typical of philosophical materialism. 

penny-pinching

noun
  • reluctance to spend money; thrift or parsimony 

  • Instance of extreme economy. 

adj
  • reluctant to spend money; close-fisted 

How often have the words materialist and penny-pinching occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )