/ Dictionary / Index C cheapskate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cheap•skate Pronunciation: (chēp'skāt"), [key] — n., v., -skat•ed, -skat•ing. —n. a person who is stingy and miserly. —v.i. to act in a stingy or miserly way. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: cheapskate (Thesaurus) Cheapside cheapy Related Content Daily Word Quiz: jaundice Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language