cheapskate
Example Sentences
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It’s partly the cheapskate middle-class advice columnist in me, and it’s partly due to where you are in your life.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026
I’m glad I can finally allow my cheapskate self to pay someone for house repairs that require climbing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
In this case, however, Southwest’s cheapskate culture was its savior.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024
Perhaps he shouldn’t be such a cheapskate next time.
From Slate • May 18, 2024
You don't want to pour less than that, or people will say you're being a cheapskate.
From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
