scrooge

[ skrooj ]

/ skrudʒ /

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

scrouge.

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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

How to use scrooge in a sentence

Hundreds, if not thousands, of people have played Scrooge over the years.
A Christmas Carol, explained by a 5-year-old|Emily VanDerWerff|December 24, 2020|Vox
And, of course, Scrooge McDuck has played Scrooge, opposite Mickey Mouse’s Bob Cratchit.
A Christmas Carol, explained by a 5-year-old|Emily VanDerWerff|December 24, 2020|Vox
Why just this year, The Walking Dead’s Andrew Lincoln played Scrooge from the stage of London’s Old Vic.
A Christmas Carol, explained by a 5-year-old|Emily VanDerWerff|December 24, 2020|Vox
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
"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
There it stood, years afterward, above the warehouse door: Scrooge and Marley.
A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others|Various
At the ominous word "liberality," Scrooge frowned, and shook his head, and handed the credentials back.
A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others|Various
"You might have got over a great quantity of ground in seven years," said Scrooge.
A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others|Various

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)

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