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Noun: cheapskate  'cheep,skeyt
Usage: informal
  1. A miserly person
    - tightwad [N. Amer, informal], cheapass [N. Amer, informal], cheap-ass [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: cheapskates

Type of: miser

Encyclopedia: Cheapskate