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Definition of Scrooge noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Scrooge

noun

/skruːdʒ/

/skruːdʒ/

[usually singular] (informal, disapproving)

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a person who is very unwilling to spend money
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Word OriginFrom Ebenezer Scrooge, a character in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol who is extremely mean.

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