cheapskate

FREQ #25890

n. <美俚>守财奴,吝啬鬼

发音

US /ˈt͡ʃipˌskeɪt/
其它

词形变化

cheapskates 复数 cheapskates

别名

cheap-skate cheap skate

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Someone who stingily avoids spending money.

    He is such a cheapskate, he found that jumper in a dustbin.

  2. 2.

    Someone who does not give freely.

    引申义

    My mum is such a cheapskate that she didn't lend me money to go shopping.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

tightwad

上位词 1

miser

词源

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

来源：wiktionary