scrooge

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.
2. A person who is grumpy about the Christmas holidays.

Verb

To behave in a greedy or miserly way.

Verb

To crush or press; to squeeze (past, into, together, etc.).

Concepts

avare

grigou

harpagon

rapiat

radin

grippe-sou

pingre

Synonymes

miser

niggard

cheapskate

penny pincher

churl

skinflint

curmudgeon

penny-pincher

kinflint

tightwad

stingy person

grabber

Traductions

Geizhals

Geizkragen

avaro

vrek

gierigaard

avarento

avaro

tacaño

mão-de-vaca

roñoso

sovina

pezzente

spilorcio

arpagone

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/skɹuːd͡ʒ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From the character Ebenezer Scrooge in the Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol.