noun
scrooge
skrooj
noun
1
A person who is stingy and reluctant to spend money.
"Don't be such a scrooge — treat yourself once in a while."
"He's a scrooge who reuses tea bags twice."
2
A person who is unenthusiastic or grumpy about Christmas.
"Stop being a scrooge and put up the decorations."
How to Use Scrooge
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA miser, or someone who hates Christmas cheer — named after Dickens's famous character.
Common pairings
a real scrooge
act like a scrooge
don't be a scrooge
Word Forms
scrooged past tense, scrooged past tense, scrooges plural, scrooges singular, scrooges singular
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Etymology
From Ebenezer Scrooge, the miserly central character of Charles Dickens's 1843 novella A Christmas Carol.