Definition of CHEAPSKATE

cheapskate

Plural: cheapskates

Noun

  • a miserly person
  • Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
  • Someone who does not give freely.

Examples

  • He is such a cheapskate, he found that jumper in a dustbin.
  • My mum is such a cheapskate that she didn't lend me money to go shopping.

Origin / Etymology

From cheap + skite (“contemptible person”). Compare blatherskite.

Synonyms

tightwad, carl, cheapass, cheapie, cheapo, cheapskate, churl, clutchfist, el cheapo, last of the big spenders, magpie, miser, moneygrubber, muckworm, nickel nurser, nig, niggard, nigon, nipcheese, nipfarthing, penny pincher, penny-father, pickpenny, piker, pinch-commons, pinch-gut, pincher, pinchfist, pinchpenny, scrimp, scrooge, skinflint, snudge, squirrel, tight-arse

Antonyms

spendthrift

Scrabble Score: 21

cheapskate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cheapskate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cheapskate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

cheapskate: valid Words With Friends Word