cheapskate

noun — 2 senses

cheapskate

noun

US /ˈt͡ʃipˌskeɪt/

Etymology From cheap + skite (“contemptible person”). Compare blatherskite.

1

Someone who stingily avoids spending money.

  • He is such a cheapskate, he found that jumper in a dustbin.
2

Broadly Someone who does not give freely.

  • My mum is such a cheapskate that she didn't lend me money to go shopping.

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