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[ skrooj ] / skrudʒ /
verb (used with or without object), scrooged, scroog·ing.Words nearby scroogescrollhead, scroll saw, scrollwork, scrome, scrooch, scrooge, Scrooge, Ebenezer, scroop, scrophulariaceous, scrorp, scrotal hernia Definition for scrooge (2 of 2)[ skrooj ] / skrudʒ /
nounEb·e·ne·zer [eb-uh-nee-zer], /ˌɛb əˈni zər/, a miserly curmudgeon in Dickens' Christmas Carol. (often lowercase) any miserly person. Origin of Scrooge1935–40, for def. 2 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scroogeBob Cratchit, the clerk who is the father of Tiny Tim and who meekly serves Scrooge, is paid fifteen shillings a week. How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Finally, a score or so of films have been made of the story, some called A Christmas Carol and others, simply, Scrooge. How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Scrooge is still with us, not just in print but embodied in the cold hearts and selfish calculations of misanthropes everywhere. How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST My favorite is the 1951 version starring Alastair Sim as Scrooge. How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It took visits from the ghosts of Christmas for Scrooge to embrace generosity. The GOP Decides to Play Scrooge as Millions Lose Benefits|Jamelle Bouie|December 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST Scrooge hugged his own bed-curtains, because the sight of them assured him that he was at home. The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping|Elizabeth Hale Gilman "But you were always a good man of business, Jacob," faultered Scrooge, who now began to apply this to himself. A Christmas Carol|Charles Dickens The Spirit did not tarry here, but bade Scrooge hold his robe, and passing on above the moor, sped whither? Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6|Charles H. Sylvester "Mr. Marley has been dead these seven years," Scrooge replied. A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others|Various Observing that the hand was pointed to them, Scrooge advanced to listen to their talk. A Christmas Carol|Charles Dickens
British Dictionary definitions for scroogeWord Origin for ScroogeC19: after a character in Dickens' story A Christmas Carol (1843) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to scroogemisanthropist, meanie, tightwad, misanthrope, cheapskate, miser, niggard, moneygrubber |