scrooge scrooge /skruːdʒ/ noun [C]
1 F0 DISAPPROVING someone who spends as little money as possible and is not generous: » He's a mean old scrooge!Thesaurus+: ↑Mean with money2 F0 Scrooge is a character who hates spending money but learns how to be generous, in the book 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens. Thesaurus+: ↑Characters in literature and film |