scrooge

See also: Scrooge

English

Etymology

From the character Ebenezer Scrooge in the Charles Dickens novel, A Christmas Carol.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /skɹuːdʒ/

Noun

scrooge (plural scrooges)

A miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:miser

Translations

miserly person

Czech: držgrešle (cs) m, skrblík (cs) m, lakomec (cs) m
Finnish: kitupiikki (fi), saituri (fi)
French: avare (fr) m, f, grigou (fr) m, harpagon (fr) m, grippe-sou (fr)
German: Geizhals (de) m, Geizkragen (de) m
Italian: avaro (it) m, tirchio (it) m, taccagno (it) m, spilorcio (it) m
Persian: اسکروج‎‎ (eskoruj)

Polish: skąpiec (pl) m, sknera (pl) m, sknera (pl) f, sknerus (pl) m
Portuguese: sovina (pt) m, f
Russian: скупе́ц (ru) m (skupéc), скря́га (ru) m, f (skrjága)
Spanish: tacaño (es) m, roñoso (es) m
Vilamovian: gȧjcwonst m, gȧjcwenst pl

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