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cheapskate definition

☆ cheap·skate (c̸hēp′skāt′)

noun

Slang a person unwilling to give or spend money; stingy person

Etymology: cheap + skate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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