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cheapskatecheap‧skate /ˈtʃiːpskeɪt/ noun [countable]   cheapskateOrigin: 1800-1900 cheap + skate ‘worthless person’ (19-20 centuries) - Don't be such a cheapskate - it's your turn to buy lunch.
- Howard rode with us in the taxi, but the cheapskate didn't offer to pay any of the fare.
- I'm not going out with those cheapskates again - they didn't buy a drink all night!
- He was a cheapskate of Scroogelike dimensions, vengeful and snobbish.
- What sort of cheapskate outfit would they think we are?
someone who is not generous► miser someone who hates spending money, and tries to spend as little as possible, especially someone who stores their money in a secret place: · Everyone said Mr Henny was a miser who had thousands of pounds hidden under his bed.· My uncle was a terrible miser - he would walk in lashing rain rather than pay a bus fare. ► skinflint also tightwad especially American informal someone who hates to spend or give money: · We waited for the old skinflint to find his wallet and pay us our money.· Joe is such a tightwad that he won't even buy his own newspaper. ► cheapskate informal someone who dislikes spending money, and does not care if they behave in an unreasonable way to avoid spending it: · Howard rode with us in the taxi, but the cheapskate didn't offer to pay any of the fare.· I'm not going out with those cheapskates again - they didn't buy a drink all night! informal someone who spends as little money as possible – used to show disapproval:  The cheapskate didn’t even pay for the cab. |