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- DictionaryScrooge, Ebenezer/skro͞oj/
- 1. a miserly curmudgeon in Charles Dickens's novel A Christmas Carol (1843).
noun
- 1. a person who is miserly.
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SCROOGE definition: 1. someone who spends as little money as possible and is not generous: 2. Scrooge is a character…. Learn more.
: 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.
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.
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.
If you call someone a Scrooge, you disapprove of them because they are very mean and hate spending money.
Definition of Scrooge noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define Scrooge. Scrooge synonyms, Scrooge pronunciation, Scrooge translation, English dictionary definition of Scrooge. also scrooge n. A mean-spirited miserly person; a skinflint.
