Definitions for cheapskateˈtʃipˌskeɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cheap•skateˈtʃipˌskeɪt(n.)
Informal.a stingy or miserly person.
Origin of cheapskate:
1895–1900, Amer.; cheap+skate3
Princeton's WordNet
cheapskate, tightwad(noun)
a miserly person
Wiktionary
cheapskate(Noun)
Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
He is such a cheapskate, he found that jumper in a dustbin.
cheapskate(Noun)
By extension, someone who doesn't give freely.
My mum is such a cheapskate that she didn't lend me money to go shopping.
Origin: cheap + skate (fellow)
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