Definition of CHEAPSKATE

cheapskate

Meanings

Plural: cheapskates

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

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, tightwad

Antonyms

spendthrift

Scrabble Score: 21

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

Words With Friends Score: 22

cheapskate is a valid Words With Friends word