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Definition of Cheapskate
1. Noun. A miserly person.
Definition of Cheapskate
1. Noun. Someone who stingily avoids spending money. ¹
2. Noun. By extension, someone who doesn't give freely. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cheapskate
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cheapskate
Literary usage of Cheapskate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Adventure Guide to Costa Rica by Bruce Conord (2005)
"Not to mention sticky fingers. Get it before you go or download the PDF file.
If you're a cheapskate, there's a free map - filled with ads but very useable ..."
2. Adventure Guide by Heather Stimmler-Hall (2004)
"... they won't be calculating the percentage to see if you're a cheapskate or not!
What's In a Name! In the United States the terms bistro, brasserie and ..."
3. Unauthorized Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows News: Harry Potter Book by W. Frederick Zimmerman (2005)
"And what a cheapskate. Gjw weighed in: Just a personal note: I've always found
it reprehensible when merchants take advantage of a person's desperation to ..."
4. Soldiers of the Legion: Trench Etched by Legionnaire Bowe, who is John Bowe by John Bowe, Charles L. MacGregor (1918)
"Yes, he was an American, and had been ten months without a furlough. He had been
out in front sniping all the afternoon. That cheapskate sergeant, who is ..."
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