cheapskate
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cheapskate
- /ˈt͡ʃipˌskeɪt/ US
Where it comes from
From cheap + skite (“contemptible person”). Compare blatherskite.
noun cheapskates · cheap skate · cheap-skate
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Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
He is such a cheapskate, he found that jumper in a dustbin.
Similar: miser, carl, cheapass, cheapie, cheapskate, cheapo, churl, clutchfist, el cheapo, last of the big spenders, magpie, moneygrubber · Opposite: spendthrift
- 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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Talk about this word "cheapskate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cheapskate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cheapskate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cheapskate "cheapskate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cheapskate.Cite this
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title = {cheapskate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cheapskate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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