scrooge
A miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resourcesA miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.
» Scrooge was not much in the habit of cracking jokes.
Scrooge stand nicht in der Gewohnheit, Witze zu reißen.
Meaning
2 sensesA miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.
A grinch; one who dislikes the Christmas holidays.
- a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
Examples
15 sentencesScrooge was not much in the habit of cracking jokes.
deScrooge stand nicht in der Gewohnheit, Witze zu reißen.
Ziri is a scrooge.
The waitress' service was so good, that even the parsimonious scrooge felt the need to leave a generous tip.
Have I the pleasure of addressing Mr. Scrooge, or Mr. Marley?
deHabe ich das Vergnügen, mit Herrn Scrooge oder mit Herrn Marley zu sprechen?
"Who, and what are you?" Scrooge demanded. "I am the Ghost of Christmas Past."
de„Wer – und was – bist du?“ verlangte Scrooge zu erfahren. – „Ich bin der Geist der vergangenen Weihnacht.“
Origin
From the character Ebenezer Scrooge in the Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol.From the character Ebenezer Scrooge in the Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol.
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