Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A stingy person; a miser.
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- noun Someone who
stingily avoids spending money. - noun By extension, someone who doesn't give freely.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a miserly person
Etymologies
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Examples
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Being a cheapskate is no crime but lying to congress is, a big “if” if he did.
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"Well, how did your boss like being called a cheapskate?"
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Berendt, John 1994
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"Well, how did your boss like being called a cheapskate?"
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Berendt, John 1994
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But be forewarned: If there's anything worse than being called a cheapskate by a significant other, it's being called a thoughtless cheapskate.
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The cheapskate is a Jakun and known to abuse staff discounted tickets to regularly bring his whole family for holidays during his business trips.
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But be forewarned: If there's anything worse than being called a cheapskate by a significant other, it's being called a thoughtless cheapskate.
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Besides, what Christian wants to be known as a cheapskate?
AmericanDaily Guest: Nathan Tabor 2009
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You said that complaining of "cheapskate" boyfriends or husbands is common.
"All the women here are lovely. We spend a lot of time sitting and talking. I'll stick it out a bit longer." Ann Althouse 2009
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But it's a tad worrisome to a father who considers the epithet "cheapskate" to be praise.
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I should not have said that the Most Wonderful Daughter in the Whole World was a 'cheapskate' because she is 'so not'!
let's be honest... 2006
davidhull6 commented on the word cheapskate
I believe the skate part of this comes from the same root as scat, so a cheapskate is a cheap shit. Other books have presented different roots.
July 3, 2009