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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: cheap + skate 'worthless person' (19-20 centuries)

cheapskate

 noun
     
cheap‧skate [countable]
informal someone who spends as little money as possible - used to show disapproval:
The cheapskate didn't even pay for the cab.
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