Associations to the word «Scrooge»

Wiktionary

SCROOGE, noun. A miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.
SCROOGE, proper noun. The fictional character Ebenezer Scrooge of Dickens’s A Christmas Carol.

Dictionary definition

SCROOGE, noun. A selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend.

Wise words

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