scrooge

[skrooj]

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verb (used with or without object), scrooged, scroog·ing.

scrouge.

Scrooge

[skrooj]

noun

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

Origin of Scrooge

1935–40, for def 2

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Examples from the Web for scrooge

Contemporary Examples

Bob Cratchit, the clerk who is the father of Tiny Tim and who meekly serves Scrooge, is paid fifteen shillings a week.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas
Clive Irving
December 22, 2014
Finally, a score or so of films have been made of the story, some called A Christmas Carol and others, simply, Scrooge.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas
Clive Irving
December 22, 2014
Scrooge is still with us, not just in print but embodied in the cold hearts and selfish calculations of misanthropes everywhere.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas
Clive Irving
December 22, 2014
My favorite is the 1951 version starring Alastair Sim as Scrooge.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas
Clive Irving
December 22, 2014
It took visits from the ghosts of Christmas for Scrooge to embrace generosity.
The GOP Decides to Play Scrooge as Millions Lose Benefits
Jamelle Bouie
December 24, 2013

Historical Examples

I know personally one of them, who is a Scrooge, and of the vilest.
The Book of Khalid
Ameen Rihani
"I don't see what Democracy has to do with it," said Scrooge.
By the Christmas Fire
Samuel McChord Crothers
"If you are waiting for that, you will wait a long time," said Scrooge.
By the Christmas Fire
Samuel McChord Crothers
The clerk promised that he would; and Scrooge walked out with a growl.
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
Scrooge closed the window, and examined the door by which the Ghost had entered.
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for scrooge

Scrooge

noun

a mean or miserly person

Word Origin

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for scrooge

Scrooge

n.

generic for "miser," 1940, from curmudgeonly character in Dickens' 1843 story "A Christmas Carol." It does not appear to be a genuine English surname. Cf. scrounge.

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Examples from the Web for scrooge

Contemporary Examples

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

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

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

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

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

Historical Examples

I know personally one of them, who is a Scrooge, and of the vilest.

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

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

The clerk promised that he would; and Scrooge walked out with a growl.

Scrooge closed the window, and examined the door by which the Ghost had entered.

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Word Origin

Word Origin and History for scrooge

Scrooge

n.

Origin of Scrooge