scrooge

[ skrooj ]

/ skrudʒ /

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

Nearby words

scroll saw, scrollhead, scrollwork, scrome, scrooch, scrooge, scrooge, ebenezer, scroop, scrophulariaceous, scrorp, scrotal hernia

Definition for scrooge (2 of 2)

Scrooge

[ skrooj ]

/ skrudʒ /

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

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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
My favorite is the 1951 version starring Alastair Sim as Scrooge.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

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|DAILY BEAST
Scrooge hugged his own bed-curtains, because the sight of them assured him that he was at home.
The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping|Elizabeth Hale Gilman
"But you were always a good man of business, Jacob," faultered Scrooge, who now began to apply this to himself.
A Christmas Carol|Charles Dickens
The Spirit did not tarry here, but bade Scrooge hold his robe, and passing on above the moor, sped whither?
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6|Charles H. Sylvester
"Mr. Marley has been dead these seven years," Scrooge replied.
A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others|Various
Observing that the hand was pointed to them, Scrooge advanced to listen to their talk.
A Christmas Carol|Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for scrooge

Scrooge

/ (skruːdʒ) /

noun

a mean or miserly person

Word Origin for Scrooge

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

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.

scrooge

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

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Definition for scrooge (2 of 2)

Scrooge

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for scrooge

Scrooge

noun

Word Origin for Scrooge

Word Origin and History for scrooge

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