Cheapskate

//ˈt͡ʃipˌskeɪt// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who stingily avoids spending money.

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

  2. 2
    a miserly person wordnet
  3. 3
    Someone who does not give freely. broadly

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

Synonyms

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tightwadcarlcheapcheap charliecheapasscheapie

Example

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"Nobody considers Tom a cheapskate."

Etymology

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

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