English Explanatory Dictionary

scrooge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.
  2. A person who is grumpy about the Christmas holidays.
verb
  1. To behave in a greedy or miserly way.
verb
  1. To crush or press; to squeeze (past, into, together, etc.).
name
  1. The fictional character Ebenezer Scrooge.

Pronunciation

/skɹuːd͡ʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scrooge.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Scrooge.wav

Word forms

scrooge scrooges scrooging scrooged

Etymology

From the character Ebenezer Scrooge in the Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol.

Synonyms

carl cheapass cheapie cheapskate cheapo churl clutchfist el cheapo last of the big spenders magpie miser moneygrubber muckworm nickel nurser nig niggard nigon nipcheese nipfarthing penny-father penny pincher pickpenny piker pinch-commons pinch-gut pincher pinchfist pinchpenny scrimp scrooge snudge squirrel skinflint tight-arse tightwad Ebenezer Scrooge

Related words

bah humbug

Derived words

scrooge-like scrooge Scroogelike Scrooge McDuck Scroogesque Scroogey Scroogian Scroogean Uncle Scrooge
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