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Definition of Scrooge
1. Noun. A selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend.
Exact synonyms: Churl, Niggard, Skinflint
Generic synonyms: Hoarder
Specialized synonyms: Pinchgut
Derivative terms: Niggardly
Generic synonyms: Hoarder
Specialized synonyms: Pinchgut
Derivative terms: Niggardly
Definition of Scrooge
1. Proper noun. The fictional character Ebenezer Scrooge of Dickens’s ''A Christmas Carol''. ¹
2. Noun. A miserly, selfish person, comparable to the fictional character Ebenezer Scrooge of Dickens’s ''A Christmas Carol''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scrooge
1. a miserly person [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scrooge
Literary usage of Scrooge
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reading and Elocution: Theoretical and Practical by Anna Randall Diehl (1876)
"scrooge and he were partners for I don't know how many years. scrooge was his
sole executor, his sole administrator his sole assign, his sole residuary ..."
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