cheapskate
noun
a person who is stingy and miserly.
cheapskates
-
pluralof cheapskate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Unlike many other teams that have made baseball a haven for cheapskates, the Dodgers invest much of their revenue back into the roster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
His voice was just one in a chorus of travel executives and tourism officials recently taking digs at the cheapskates among their customers.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2022
"It's true, Canada. We're a nation of cheapskates," wrote Matt Gurney.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2020
I was never given the hard sell again, which is lucky, because if it had kept up I would have started wondering how committed the restaurant really is to keeping cheapskates like me happy.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2019
“Tell me about it. Or more to the point, you tell those cheapskates down at the First Illinois about it. These are my men I’m putting on the line, officer. Good men. Men like you.”
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
