cheapskaten.adj.

1894 Indianapolis Jrnl. 19 Dec. 8/3 ‘Laugh, you cheap skates,’ he said indignantly, ‘if you see anything funny; but I don't see anything to laugh at.’

1947 Partisan Rev. 14 259 Each time that he was fired, Samuel lost his temper and told the boss what he thought of him, what a cheap skate he was.

1973 J. Porter It's Murder with Dover xii. 119 They were hardened women of the world and knew a cheap skate when they saw one.

1899 Logansport (Indiana) Pharos 11 May It would drive ‘oleo’ [sc. oleomargarine] out of the market to color it pink, because people who bought ‘oleo’ did not want it known as such. They might be thought ‘cheap skates’, he said.

1904 N.Y. Times 11 June 2/2 According to Williams the young man entered the café and..called for a ‘cheap brand of cigarettes’. Williams says the cashier remarked: ‘Any one who smokes that kind of cigarettes is a cheap skate.’

1977 Hot Car Oct. 3/4 Keith has..a Mk IV Zephyr which he intends to convert to a low rider (handy for getting under automatic car park barriers—cheapskate!).

2001 R. Rand My Suburban Shtetl iii. 48 Such a cheapskate you are. You couldn't give more?

1912 Locomotive Engineers Jrnl. Oct. 933/2 Too many railroad men applaud, when some cheapskate politician will advocate still further reductions of railroad rates.

1987 K. Lette Girls' Night Out (1989) 41 At first I reckoned the lack of food in the fridge was 'cause some cheapskate scabs were not putting into the kitty.

1999 New Yorker 5 July 85/1 An Italian friend told me that tourism-dependent Venetians hate the cheapskate Biennale crowd.

2021 Gold Coast Bull. (Austral.) (Nexis) 30 Jan. 54 This year will I be a cheapskate parent (buy the basic photo pack for $40) or perfect parent (premium pack for $50)?