cheapskate

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈt͡ʃipˌskeɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
    — He is such a cheapskate, he found that jumper in a dustbin.
  2. Someone who does not give freely. broadly
    — My mum is such a cheapskate that she didn't lend me money to go shopping.

词形变化

cheapskates plural cheap skate alternative cheap-skate alternative

词源

From cheap + skite (“contemptible person”). Compare blatherskite.
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