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cheapskate

noun

Meaning

  1. Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
  2. (by extension) Someone who does not give freely.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

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Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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