Someone who has money but does not want to spend it. When said person does, they go for cheap rather than quality stuff.
There are many words, each with a slightly different negative connotation. Words that mean unwilling to spend money are miser, skinflint, tightwad, scrooge, cheapskate, and penny-pincher.
It is a negative connotation, as in stingy or ungenerous. Slang nouns with the same connotation as miser are skinflint, cheapskate, and moneygrubber.
inexpensive, reduced, reasonable, bargain, low-priced, low-cost
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"Schnorer" is a Yiddish term that refers to a person who habitually borrows or freeloads off of others. It can be used in a pejorative sense to describe someone who is always seeking handouts or assistance without reciprocating.
Yes, "cheapskate" and "stingy" both refer to a person who is unwilling to spend money. They both carry a negative connotation of being overly frugal or unwilling to be generous.
Example: Hesitate. "Cheapskate" can rhyme with "Hesitate".
A Yiddish word that means cheapskate is SHNORRER.
I can't believe my uncle the cheapskate bought me such an expensive gift. The main character in "A Christmas Carol" is Mr. Scrooge, a grumpy, stingy, cheapskate.
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Stephen Tanenbaum has written: 'Cheapskate Gd to Vacations' 'Cheapskate's Gd to Vacations (Revised)'
a cheapskate is a person that makes every penny count. it comes from billingsgate fish market. when the fishmongers came to buy the fish. skate was a very expensive fish .so they used to buy a similar fish that was cheaper and pass it of as the real deal. and thus they were known as cheapskates.misers.
cheapskate tightwad frugal spender
Someone that doesn't like to spend money
At the movie theater, you cheapskate.
You have to pay for it, cheapskate!