scrooge

Speech parts

1. scrooge - Noun

2. scrooge - Verb

3. Scrooge - Proper noun

Meaning

a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

skinflint miser cheapskate hoarder churl niggard penny-pincher tightwad money-grubber stingy person miserly person boor saver mean stiff
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Antonyms

beneficent spender prodigal big spender charitable benevolent
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Hypernyms

hoarder

Hyponyms

pinchgut

Phrases with the word

Scrooge McDuck cry from scrooge ebenezer scrooge epithet scrooge said it

Examples

External heat and cold had little influence on Scrooge. No warmth could warm, no wintry weather chill him. No wind that blew was bitterer than he, no falling snow was more intent upon its purpose, no pelting rain less open to entreaty. Charles Dickens

You can examine the whole 19th century from the point of view of who would have maxed out their credit cards. Emma Bovary would have maxed hers out. No question. Mr. Scrooge would not have. He would have snipped his up. Margaret Atwood

Within one's own family, money is not the measure of things, unless the person is an absolute Scrooge. Only the most extreme kind of monster would put a price on everything. Margaret Atwood

A fight with Scrooge in 1930 ended all relationships between Scrooge and his family and she retired. Source: Internet

After Donald risks life and limb – something which Scrooge shows little concern for – he tends to end up with nothing. Source: Internet

Angus on the other hand hired his nephew Scrooge McDuck and a penniless inventor named Ratchet Gearloose as his crew. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

scrooch scrooch down scrooching down Scrooge McDuck scrooge said it scrooge-like