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English
Etymology
From cheap + skite (“contemptible person”). Compare blatherskite.
Noun
cheapskate (plural cheapskates)
- Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
- Synonyms: miser; see also Thesaurus:miser
- Antonym: spendthrift
He is such a cheapskate, he found that jumper in a dustbin.
- (by extension) Someone who does not give freely.
My mum is such a cheapskate that she didn't lend me money to go shopping.
Translations
someone who doesn't give freely
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