cheapskate
US/ˈt͡ʃipˌskeɪt/
cheapskate noun: someone who stingily avoids spending money.
Noun
cheapskate (plural cheapskates)
- Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
- He is such a cheapskate, he found that jumper in a dustbin.
- Synonyms:
- miser, carl, cheapass, cheapie, cheapo, churl, clutchfist, el cheapo, last of the big spenders, magpie
- Antonyms:
- spendthrift
- Someone who does not give freely.
- My mum is such a cheapskate that she didn't lend me money to go shopping.
cheapskate meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Tagalog and Indonesian
cheapskate in Tamil
- கருமி, கஞ்சன், பிசினாறி, இறுக்கு, கஞ்சத்தனமாக இரு, நெருங்கு
cheapskate in Bengali
- a cheapskate
- মাখিচোষ makhicōś
cheapskate in Tagalog
- someone who doesn't give freely
- kuripot
cheapskate in Indonesian
- someone who doesn't give freely
- kedekut, kikir
Synonyms of cheapskate
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Antonyms
Forms of cheapskate
| plural | cheapskates |
|---|---|
| alternative form | cheap skate |
| alternative form | cheap-skate |
Origin of cheapskate
From cheap + skite (“contemptible person”). Compare blatherskite.
Questions about cheapskate
- What does cheapskate mean?
- Cheapskate means someone who stingily avoids spending money.
- What is cheapskate in Tamil?
- Cheapskate in Tamil is கருமி, கஞ்சன், பிசினாறி. See Cheapskate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is cheapskate?
- Cheapskate is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cheapskate?
- Cheapskate is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃipˌskeɪt/ (US).
- What is the plural of cheapskate?
- The plural of cheapskate is cheapskates.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cheapskate (page history and authors); cheapskate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); মাখিচোষ (Bengali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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