cheapskate

English

Alternative forms

• cheap skate
• cheap-skate

Etymology

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

Noun

cheapskate (plural cheapskates)

1. Someone who stingily avoids spending money.

   He is such a cheapskate, he found that jumper in a dustbin.

2. (by extension) Someone who does not give freely.

   My mum is such a cheapskate that she didn't lend me money to go shopping.

Synonyms

• miser
• See also Thesaurus:miser

Antonyms

• spendthrift

Translations

someone who avoids spending money

• Dutch: gierigaard (nl) m
• Finnish: kitupiikki (fi), saituri (fi)
• French: avare (fr) m, pingre (fr) m
• Greek: φραγκοφονιάς m (fragkofoniás)
• Italian: tirchio (it) m, avaro (it) m, avaro (it)
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• Maori: atuapo, porokaihākere, kaihākere
• Portuguese: muquirana (pt) m or f (Brazil, slang), avarento (pt) m or f, pão-duro (pt) m or f (Brazil, slang)
• Russian: скря́га (ru) m or f (skrjága), скупе́ц (ru) m (skupéc), крохобо́р (ru) m (kroxobór), курку́ль (ru) m (kurkúlʹ)
• Swedish: snåljåp (sv) c
• Tagalog: kuripot

someone who doesn't give freely

• Dutch: gierigaard (nl) m, wrek m
• Finnish: kitupiikki (fi), saituri (fi)
• Maori: atuapo
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• Russian: жа́дина (ru) m or f (žádina), жмот (ru) m (žmot)
• Swedish: snåljåp (sv) c
• Tagalog: kuripot

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• French: ^{(please verify)} avare (fr) m
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• German: ^{(please verify)} Geizkragen (de) m