cheapskate
noun/ˈtʃiːpskeɪt/
/ˈtʃiːpskeɪt/
(informal, disapproving)- a person who does not like to spend money
- We really need a new heater, but the landlord’s such a cheapskate we’ll never get it.
Word Originlate 19th cent. (originally US): from cheap + skate ‘a worn-out horse’ or ‘a mean, contemptible, or dishonest person’, of unknown origin.Definitions on the go
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