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Meanings of scrooge in English

Portuguese
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A selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend.

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Usage of scrooge in English
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No doubt he was emboldened by the merciless performances of his scrooge-like bowling attack so far in this series.
Reuters
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Australian wages have barely moved in the past five years and it's not because your boss is a scrooge.
News.com.au
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It is not that I am a Luddite, more of a scrooge, which I think is the same for many people.
The Guardian
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It is Scrooge;- aconvertedScrooge; and I, I suppose, am Tiny Tim.
Mrs. Day's Daughters
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Obviously, Disney already had their own ready-to-cook central character in Scrooge McDuck.
The Irish Times
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So what did his friend John French do for this seasonal Scrooge?
News.com.au
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Scrooge knew the men, and looked towards the Spirit for an explanation.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6
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Scrooge looked about him for the Ghost, and saw it no more.
Short Stories Old and New
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There it stood, years afterwards, above the warehouse door: Scrooge and Marley.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6
10
Sometimes people new to the business called Scrooge Scrooge, and sometimes Marley.
Short Stories Old and New
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And Magoo's Scrooge hits all the high points of any Christmas Carol.
Wired
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As Scrooge looked fixedly at this phenomenon, it was a knocker again.
Short Stories Old and New
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With that capability, he installed a malicious program he wrote, called Scrooge.
Wired
14
Scrooge fell upon his knees, and clasped his hands before his face.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6
15
Up Scrooge went, not caring a button for its being very dark.
Short Stories Old and New
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Where before they had a Santa Claus now they have a Scrooge.
The Illustrated Man
Translations for scrooge
Scrooge through the time