cheapskate

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(chēp'skāt') pronunciation
n. Slang
A stingy person; a miser.


noun
Also cheap skate Also cheap skate
noun, mainly US

A mean or contemptible person. (1896 —) .
J. Porter They were hardened women of the world and knew a cheap skate when they saw one (1973).

[From cheap adjective, mean + skate noun 2.]


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fedtsyl, lusepuster

Nederlands (Dutch)
krent

Français (French)
n. - radin, grippe-sou

Deutsch (German)
n. - Knauser, Knicker

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (καθομ.) τσιγκούνης, σπαγκοραμμένος

Italiano (Italian)
tirchio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sovina (m)

Русский (Russian)
жмот

Español (Spanish)
n. - tacaño, agarrado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - snåljåp, ynkligt kräk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
守财奴, 吝啬鬼

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 守財奴, 吝嗇鬼

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 구두쇠

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - けちん坊, けちんぼ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بخيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קמצן‬


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