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cheapskates

cheapskates is the plural of cheapskate.

Meaning of cheapskate

Noun

cheapskate (plural cheapskates)

  1. Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
    • He is such a cheapskate, he found that jumper in a dustbin.
    Antonyms:
    spendthrift
  2. (broadly) Someone who does not give freely.
    • My mum is such a cheapskate that she didn't lend me money to go shopping.

Questions about cheapskates

What is cheapskates the plural of?
Cheapskates is the plural of cheapskate.

Words near cheapskates in the dictionary

  1. cheapshit
  2. cheapshot
  3. cheapshots
  4. Cheapside
  5. cheapskate
  6. cheapskates
  7. cheapstead
  8. cheapsteads
  9. cheapster
  10. cheapsters
  11. cheapy

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