His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.是什么意思？

His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.

他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪.

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

tightfisted

adj. <非正>非常小气的，吝啬的，手紧；

例句
His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.
他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪.

employer

n. 雇主，老板，雇佣者；

例句
Her employer was in conference with two lawyers and did not want to be interrupted.
她的老板在和两位律师谈事情，不想有人打扰。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

unwilling

adj. 不愿意的，不情愿的，勉强的，厌恶的，不甘；

例句
She is tough, unwilling to take no for an answer...
她很强硬，不达目的誓不罢休。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

give

vt.& vi. 给予，赠送，作出；vt. 供给，产生，举办，（为购买某物或做某事而）支付；vi. （物体）塌下，让步；n. 伸展性，弹性；

例句
We closed our offices at 2:00 p.m. to give employees time to absorb the bad news.
我们下午两点就放工了，以便给员工时间来慢慢接受这一坏消息。

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。

raise

v. 提升，增加，养育，筹集；n. 提升，增加，高处，举起；

例句
Gently raise your upper body to a sitting position, without the aid of your hands.
在不用手扶的前提下，慢慢抬起上身直到坐起。