cheapskate
[ cheep-skeyt ]
/ ˈtʃipˌskeɪt /
noun
a person who is stingy and miserly.
verb (used without object), cheap·skat·ed, cheap·skat·ing.
to act in a stingy or miserly way.
Words nearby cheapskate
cheap-jack,
cheapen,
cheapie,
cheapo,
cheapside,
cheapskate,
cheapy,
cheat,
cheat day,
cheat on,
cheat sheet
British Dictionary definitions for cheap skate
cheapskate
/ (ˈtʃiːpˌskeɪt) /
noun
informal
a miserly person
Idioms and Phrases with cheap skate
cheap skate
A stingy person, as in He's a real cheap skate when it comes to tipping. This idiom combines cheap (for “penurious”) with the slang usage of skate for a contemptible or low individual. It has largely replaced the earlier cheap John. [Slang; late 1800s]