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cheapskate

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cheap·skate  (chpskt)
n. Slang
A stingy person; a miser.
cheapskate [ˈtʃiːpˌskeɪt]
n
Informal a miserly person
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cheapskate - a miserly person
tightwad
miser - a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)
Translations
cheapskate [ˈtʃiːpskeɪt] N → tacaño/a m/f, roñoso/a m/f
cheapskate [ˈtʃiːpskeɪt]
n (= skinflint) → radin(e) m/f
adj [employer] → radin(e)
cheapskate
n (inf) → Knicker m, → Knauser m (inf)
cheapskate [ˈtʃiːpˌskeɪt] n (fam) → taccagno/a
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