Noun: cheapskate 'cheep,skeyt
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- A miserly person
"He was such a cheapskate that he never tipped at restaurants";
- tightwad [N. Amer, informal], cheapass [N. Amer, informal], cheap-ass [N. Amer, informal]
Derived forms: cheapskates
Type of: miser
Encyclopedia: Cheapskate