cheapskate
part of speech
noun (a cheapskate, cheapskates) — informal
meaning for a pupil
(informal, insulting) A person who does not like spending money, even when they should; a mean or stingy person. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday talk and stories: someone who never pays their share or gives tiny tips. It is a teasing or unkind word. Similar: tightwad (US), tight-fisted, stingy, mean (UK), scrooge.
examples
- Don't be a cheapskate; buy your sister a card! tree →
- He's such a cheapskate that he never shares his sweets. tree →
- The cheapskate left a tiny tip. tree →
- Grandad calls himself a cheapskate as a joke. tree →
- Only a cheapskate would split a biscuit in half to share. tree →
- Being careful with money doesn't make you a cheapskate. tree →
note
Informal; can be rude about someone. Being thrifty (careful with money) is good; being a cheapskate means being mean. In the UK «mean» often means stingy, not cruel.
Trees and pragmatics
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