a person who does not like to spend money 小气鬼;守财奴 We really need a new heater, but the landlord’s such a cheapskate we’ll never get it. 我们真的需要一个新的取暖器,但是房东太小气了,我们永远也不会得到它。
Word Originlate 19th cent. (originally US): from cheap + skate ‘a worn-out horse’ or ‘a mean, contemptible, or dishonest person’, of unknown origin.