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cheapskate

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++cheap·skate /ˈtʃiːpskeɪt/ noun [countable]  informalGENEROUS someone who spends as little money as possible – used to show disapproval 小气鬼,守财奴,吝啬鬼〔含贬义〕 The cheapskate didn’t even pay for the cab. 这个小气鬼甚至没有付出租车费。
Examples from the Corpus
cheapskateDon't be such a cheapskate - it's your turn to buy lunch.He was a cheapskate of Scroogelike dimensions, vengeful and snobbish.What sort of cheapskate outfit would they think we are?Howard rode with us in the taxi, but the cheapskate didn't offer to pay any of the fare.I'm not going out with those cheapskates again - they didn't buy a drink all night!
Origin cheapskate (1800-1900) cheap + skate worthless person ((19-20 centuries))
cheap·skate nounChineseSyllable
someone who spends possible as little as money Corpus


cheapskate
cheapskate /ˈtʃiːpskeɪt/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: cheap + skate 'worthless person' (19-20 centuries)
informal someone who spends as little money as possible – used to show disapproval:
    The cheapskate didn’t even pay for the cab.


cheap·skateBrE /ˈtʃiːpskeɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtʃiːpskeɪt/ 🔊 noun (informal, disapproving) a person who does not like to spend money 小气鬼;守财奴