cheapskate

"We're often very British about asking for money back," she says, suggesting people may be worried about being judged as a "cheapskate".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

Let’s raise a glass to the cheapskate of the sky, the judge seemed to say—the everyman of the flying world, the great equalizer of the skies.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2024

The Wednesday before Valentine’s Day for the cheapskate, Mrs. Baker and I read aloud the last two acts of Romeo and Juliet.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

Unlike many other teams that have made baseball a haven for cheapskates, the Dodgers invest much of their revenue back into the roster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

The Mariners might not be the Dodgers or the Yankees — but they aren’t cheapskates.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2022

"It's true, Canada. We're a nation of cheapskates," wrote Matt Gurney.

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2020

I was never given the hard sell again, which is lucky, because if it had kept up I would have started wondering how committed the restaurant really is to keeping cheapskates like me happy.

From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2019

“Tell me about it. Or more to the point, you tell those cheapskates down at the First Illinois about it. These are my men I’m putting on the line, officer. Good men. Men like you.”

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman