Describes miserable type having hand in the English till?
I believe the answer is:
penny-pincher
'till?' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'describes miserable type having hand in the english' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'in' could be 'inch' ('inch' can be a synonym of 'in') and 'inch' is located in the answer.
'english' could be 'e' (abbreviation) and 'e' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for penny-pincher that I've seen before include "Miser" , "Scrooge" , "Skinflint" .)