Definition
A person who is unwilling to spend money and tries to avoid paying their fair share.
Etymology
From 'cheap' (low quality, stingy) and 'skate' (an unreliable person or vagrant). Combined in American slang around 1890s to describe someone who acts poor to avoid spending.
Kelly Says
The word 'skate' used to mean a person of disreputable character, so a 'cheapskate' was originally someone of questionable character who was also cheap—a double insult!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ አይነት
an-d ay-net
CSČeština
šizen
shee-zhen
DEDeutsch
Geizhals
gīz-hals
ELΕλληνικά
πλεονέκτης
ple-o-nek-tis
ESEspañol
tacaño
ta-ka-nyo
HUMagyar
kapzsis
kap-zsis
IDBahasa Indonesia
pelit
pe-lit
MSBahasa Melayu
pelit
pe-lit
PLPolski
szczucio
shchut-chee-oh
PTPortuguês
tacagno
ta-ka-nyo
RUРусский
скупердяй
sku-per-dyay
SWKiswahili
mwenyeji
mwen-ye-jee
TAதமிழ்
பணக்காரன்
pa-na-ka-raan
TEతెలుగు
చీకటి
chee-ka-ti
TRTürkçe
kıskanç
kis-kanch
UKУкраїнська
скупердяй
sku-per-dyay
VITiếng Việt
ti tiện
tee-tee-en
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-lee