noun
- a person who is unwilling to spend money; someone who is stingy or miserly
Usage: informal
Examples
- Don’t be such a cheapskate—it’s your friend’s birthday dinner.
- My uncle is a real cheapskate who reuses tea bags three times.
- She called him a cheapskate for refusing to tip the waiter.
- The cheapskate bought the cheapest gift he could find.
- Everyone knows he’s a cheapskate who never pays his fair share.
- Stop being a cheapskate and buy the good coffee for once.