cheapskate

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

cheapskate (plural cheapskates)

Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
He is such a cheapskate, he found that jumper in a dustbin.
(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)

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

Russian: жа́дина (ru) m or f (žádina), жмот (ru) m (žmot)
Swedish: snåljåp (sv) c
Tagalog: kuripot

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Translations to be checked

French: ^{(please verify)} avare (fr) m

German: ^{(please verify)} Geizkragen (de) m

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