cheapskate

Noun

Meaning

a miserly person

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Quite a few people told me that Whole Foods' or Gelsons' meat departments carried the shanks, but the cheapskate in me quickly scratched those options off my list as I didn't want to pay something like $15 a pound. Source: Internet

We all know this cautionary tale about being a cheapskate and unkind to our fellow man. Source: Internet

We would need a new fridge, but my husband is such a cheapskate that I don’t think we’ll buy one before the other completely falls apart. Source: Internet

OK, you may call me cheapskate — permission granted but I thought it was overpriced. Source: Internet

Even better, you can share with family members -- meaning I could use my phone to help Mrs. Cheapskate find her keys or my daughter find her wallet. Source: Internet

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