cheapskate

[ cheep-skeyt ]

/ ˈtʃipˌskeɪt /

Informal.

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noun

a person who is stingy and miserly.

verb (used without object), cheap·skat·ed, cheap·skat·ing.

to act in a stingy or miserly way.

Origin of cheapskate

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; cheap + skate³

Words nearby cheapskate

cheap-jack, cheapo, cheap out, cheap shot, Cheapside, cheapskate, cheapy, cheat, cheat day, cheater, cheat on

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Example sentences from the Web for cheapskate

Old Jerry is running a cheapskate campaign, and he has not stated clearly why he wants to be governor again.
Bet on California's GOP Amazons|Tunku Varadarajan|June 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
We chose to get married at City Hall mostly because I'm a cheapskate.
The D.C. Sex Blogger on How She Went From Slut to Housewife|Jessica Cutler|December 10, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Of the two-fifty, you extract a dollar, feeling that the Senior Holden is a cheapskate.
The Fourth R|George Oliver Smith

British Dictionary definitions for cheapskate

cheapskate

/ (ˈtʃiːpˌskeɪt) /

noun

informal a miserly person

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Idioms and Phrases with cheapskate

cheap skate

A stingy person, as in He's a real cheap skate when it comes to tipping. This idiom combines cheap (for “penurious”) with the slang usage of skate for a contemptible or low individual. It has largely replaced the earlier cheap John. [Slang; late 1800s]

单词	cheapskate
释义	cheapskate [ cheep-skeyt ] / ˈtʃipˌskeɪt / Informal. SEE SYNONYMS FOR cheapskate ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who is stingy and miserly. verb (used without object), cheap·skat·ed, cheap·skat·ing. to act in a stingy or miserly way. Origin of cheapskate An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; cheap + skate³ Words nearby cheapskate cheap-jack, cheapo, cheap out, cheap shot, Cheapside, cheapskate, cheapy, cheat, cheat day, cheater, cheat on Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cheapskate Old Jerry is running a cheapskate campaign, and he has not stated clearly why he wants to be governor again. Bet on California's GOP Amazons\|Tunku Varadarajan\|June 7, 2010\|DAILY BEAST We chose to get married at City Hall mostly because I'm a cheapskate. The D.C. Sex Blogger on How She Went From Slut to Housewife\|Jessica Cutler\|December 10, 2008\|DAILY BEAST Of the two-fifty, you extract a dollar, feeling that the Senior Holden is a cheapskate. The Fourth R\|George Oliver Smith British Dictionary definitions for cheapskate cheapskate / (ˈtʃiːpˌskeɪt) / noun informal a miserly person Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with cheapskate cheap skate A stingy person, as in He's a real cheap skate when it comes to tipping. This idiom combines cheap (for “penurious”) with the slang usage of skate for a contemptible or low individual. It has largely replaced the earlier cheap John. [Slang; late 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to cheapskate tightwad, skinflint, penny pincher, piker
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cheapskate

noun

verb (used without object), cheap·skat·ed, cheap·skat·ing.

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noun

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