Cheapskate meaning

Noun: cheapskate

Pronunciation:  (‘cheep,skeyt)

Cheapskate meaning:

• A miserly person

Synonyms: tightwad

Derived forms: cheapskates

Quotations:

Amy Dacyczyn – The dieter will fail as long as he hates low-calorie food. The would-be athlete will fail as long as he hates exertion. The tightwad wannabe will fail as long as he views frugality as a lifestyle he has to endure, or was forced into by circumstance.

Robert Kiyosaki Quotes – John D. Rockefeller apparently became more of a cheapskate the richer he got. I don’t know if it is true, but one story I read was about one of his sons having to wear his older sister’s clothes in order to save money.

Sample sentences:

• Cheapskate is one who is stingy and miser.
• His wife is a cheapskate and he’s broke. He incurred losses in the business. He has ruined his life.