SCROOGE


Meaning of SCROOGE in English

n ( disapprov )

a person who is mean with money or does not care about others, similar to the character Ebenezer Scrooge in the book A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens :

He’s a bit of a Scrooge when it comes to lending money.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.