Synonyms for scrooge
skrudʒscrooge

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1. niggard, skinflint, scrooge, churlnoun

   a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend

   Synonyms:
   crosspatch, tyke, peasant, crank, skinflint, churl, barbarian, grump, niggard, grouch, boor, tike

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1. • Hoarder

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1. List of paraphrases for "scrooge":

   radin, radina

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1. Joe Henderson:

   Who is your all time favorite television character and why? "Scrooge McDuck. A greedy, caustic duck who does what he wants and doesn't listen to anyone, followed around by three young nephews who are always getting into trouble? Clearly, the inspiration for House MD. Also, the guy freaking swam in money. Literally.

2. Charles Dickens:

   'At this festive season of the year, Mr Scrooge,' said the gentleman, taking up a pen, 'it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the poor and destitute, who suffer greatly at the present time. ... We choose this time, because it is a time, of all others, when Want is keenly felt, and Abundance rejoices.'

3. Charles Dickens:

   Once upon a time--of all the good days in the year, on Christmas Eve--old Scrooge sat busy in his counting-house.

4. Charles Dickens:

   Scrooge's wealth goes to hell.

5. Charles Dickens:

   'Out upon merry Christmas What's Christmas time to you but a time for paying bills without money a time for finding yourself a year older, but not an hour richer... If I could work my will,' said Scrooge indignantly, 'every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' upon his lips should be boiled with his won pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should'