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    Scrooge, Ebenezer
    /skruːdʒ/
    • 1. a miserly curmudgeon in Charles Dickens's novel A Christmas Carol (1843).

    noun

    • 1. a person who is mean with money: "don't be a Scrooge and drive away without putting some cash in the collecting tins on the way"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSCROOGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SCROOGE definition: 1. someone who spends as little money as possible and is not generous: 2. Scrooge is a character…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › scroogeScrooge Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : a miserly person. Synonyms. cheapskate. churl. hunks. miser. niggard. penny-pincher. piker. skinflint. tightwad. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of scrooge in a Sentence. her father is a real scrooge and refuses to pay her way through college, even though he can easily afford it.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › scroogeScrooge - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Like the character, a scrooge is a selfish person who doesn't like giving or spending. Scrooges keep a tight hold on every penny, even if they’re rich. You can also call a scrooge a miser or skinflint.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySCROOGE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SCROOGE meaning: 1. someone who spends as little money as possible and is not generous: 2. Scrooge is a character…. Learn more.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › scroogeSCROOGE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. Eb·e·ne·zer [ eb-, uh, -, nee, -zer], a miserly curmudgeon in Dickens' Christmas Carol. (often lowercase) any miserly person. Scrooge. / skruːdʒ / noun. a mean or miserly person. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of scrooge 1. 1935–40, Scrooge fordef 2. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of scrooge 1.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSCROOGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you call someone a Scrooge, you disapprove of them because they are very mean and hate spending money.

  8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › ScroogeScrooge Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    : a selfish and unfriendly person who is not willing to spend or give away money — usually singular. His boss is a real Scrooge who never gives people raises. Scrooge is from the name of Ebenezer Scrooge, the main character in the story A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishScrooge noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of Scrooge noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › ScroogeScrooge - definition of Scrooge by The Free Dictionary

    Define Scrooge. Scrooge synonyms, Scrooge pronunciation, Scrooge translation, English dictionary definition of Scrooge. also scrooge n. A mean-spirited miserly person; a skinflint.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › scroogeScrooge | meaning of Scrooge in Longman Dictionary of...

    Scrooge meaning, definition, what is Scrooge: someone who hates spending money: Learn more.