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Definition of
Scrooge noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Scrooge
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
skrudʒ
/
/
[
usually singular
]
(
informal
)
(
disapproving
)
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a person who is very unwilling to spend money
From
Ebenezer Scrooge
, a character in Charles Dickens'
A Christmas Carol
.
See
Scrooge
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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Scrooge
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