scrooge
/skruːdʒ/noun
उच्चारण स्क्रूज
कंजूस, मक्खीचूस
Core word
noun
- 1
[C] informal, disapproving
a person who is very unwilling to spend money
कंजूस, मक्खीचूस
- Don't be such a scrooge; buy everyone a cup of tea.
- My uncle is such a scrooge that he walks to avoid paying bus fares.
- He is such a scrooge that he never tips the waiter.
+ 2 more examples
- Don't be a scrooge, share your sweets with us.
- They called the old landlord a scrooge because he never repaired anything.
Synonyms miser skinflint cheapskate penny-pincher
Opposite spendthrift
≈Synonyms and antonyms
⌂Word origin and word building
From Ebenezer Scrooge, the mean old man in the story A Christmas Carol (1843) by Charles Dickens.
यह शब्द Charles Dickens की कहानी A Christmas Carol (1843) के कंजूस बूढ़े पात्र Ebenezer Scrooge से आया है।