cheapskate
Meaning
- Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
- (broadly) Someone who does not give freely.
Synonyms
stingy person
very miserly
cheesparing
pinchgut
cash-hungry
Translations
avare
tacaño
taccagno
Geizhals
gierigaardFrequency
Etymology
From cheap + skite (“contemptible person”). Compare blatherskite.
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