name
Meaning 1
The fictional character Ebenezer Scrooge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
scrooge
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Pronunciation
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/skɹuːd͡ʒ/
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rhymes with -uːdʒ
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homophone: scrooge
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rhymes with -uːd͡ʒ
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CMU ARPABET: S K R UW1 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: carl, cheapass, cheapie, cheapskate, cheapo, churl, clutchfist, el cheapo, last of the big spenders, magpie, miser, moneygrubber, muckworm, nickel nurser, nig, niggard, nigon, nipcheese, nipfarthing, penny-father, penny pincher, pickpenny, piker, pinch-commons, pinch-gut, pincher, pinchfist, pinchpenny, scrimp, scrooge, snudge, squirrel, skinflint, tight-arse, tightwad
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A person who is grumpy about the Christmas holidays.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 4
To behave in a greedy or miserly way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 5
To crush or press; to squeeze (past, into, together, etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, US, dialectal
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noun
Meaning 6
a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: niggard, skinflint, churl
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hoarder
Narrower terms: pinchgut
History
Etymology
From the character Ebenezer Scrooge in the Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol.
Variant of scrouge.
Real reading context