Difference between Cheapskate and Tightwad
What is the difference between Cheapskate and Tightwad?
Cheapskate as a noun is someone who stingily avoids spending money. while Tightwad as a noun is one who is stingy or overly cautious or defensive with money (usually mildly derisive).
Cheapskate
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
By extension, someone who doesn't give freely.
Tightwad
Part of speech: noun
Definition: One who is stingy or overly cautious or defensive with money (usually mildly derisive).
We hope you now know whether to use Cheapskate or Tightwad in your sentence.
