scrooge

¹

[ skrooj ]

verb (used with or without object)

, scrooged, scroog·ing.

1. scrouge.

Scrooge

²

[ skrooj ]

noun

1. Eb·e·ne·zer [eb-, uh, -, nee, -zer], a miserly curmudgeon in Dickens' Christmas Carol.
2. (often lowercase) any miserly person.

Scrooge

/ skruːdʒ /

noun

1. a mean or miserly person

Word History and Origins

Origin of scrooge¹

1935–40, Scrooge fordef 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of scrooge¹

C19: after a character in Dickens' story A Christmas Carol (1843)

Example Sentences

Hundreds, if not thousands, of people have played Scrooge over the years.

From Vox

And, of course, Scrooge McDuck has played Scrooge, opposite Mickey Mouse’s Bob Cratchit.

From Vox

Why just this year, The Walking Dead’s Andrew Lincoln played Scrooge from the stage of London’s Old Vic.

From Vox

Bob Cratchit, the clerk who is the father of Tiny Tim and who meekly serves Scrooge, is paid fifteen shillings a week.

From The Daily Beast

Finally, a score or so of films have been made of the story, some called A Christmas Carol and others, simply, Scrooge.

From The Daily Beast

Scrooge is still with us, not just in print but embodied in the cold hearts and selfish calculations of misanthropes everywhere.

From The Daily Beast

My favorite is the 1951 version starring Alastair Sim as Scrooge.

From The Daily Beast

It took visits from the ghosts of Christmas for Scrooge to embrace generosity.

From The Daily Beast

"I don't see what Democracy has to do with it," said Scrooge.

From Project Gutenberg

"If you are waiting for that, you will wait a long time," said Scrooge.

From Project Gutenberg

There it stood, years afterward, above the warehouse door: Scrooge and Marley.

From Project Gutenberg

At the ominous word "liberality," Scrooge frowned, and shook his head, and handed the credentials back.

From Project Gutenberg

"You might have got over a great quantity of ground in seven years," said Scrooge.

From Project Gutenberg