cheapskatenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtʃiːp.skeɪt/us/ˈtʃiːp.skeɪt/informal disapprovinga person who is unwilling to spend money:
My dad's such a cheapskate that he cuts his hair himself.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Mean with money
- cheap
- cheeseparing
- chintzy
- frugal
- mean
- meanly
- meanness
- measly
- mingy
- miser
- miserly
- money-grubbing
- parsimonious
- penny-pinching
- scrooge
- skinflint
- stingy
- tight
- tight-fisted
- tightwad