Scrooge
noun/skruːdʒ/
/skruːdʒ/
[usually singular] (informal, disapproving)- a person who is very unwilling to spend moneyMore Like This Expressions from literary sourcesExpressions from literary sourcesWord OriginFrom Ebenezer Scrooge, a character in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol who is extremely mean.
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