scrooge.
A miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.
Meaning & usage
A miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.
A grinch; one who dislikes the Christmas holidays.
Where this word comes from
From the character Ebenezer Scrooge in the Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol.
To behave in a greedy or miserly way.
Where this word comes from
From the character Ebenezer Scrooge in the Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol.
To crush or press; to squeeze (past, into, together, etc.).
Where this word comes from
Variant of scrouge.
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