scrooge

Betekenis (Engels)

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.).

Concepten

vrek

gierigaard

Synoniemen

miser

niggard

cheapskate

penny pincher

churl

skinflint

curmudgeon

penny-pincher

kinflint

tightwad

stingy person

grabber

Vertalingen

Geizhals

avaro

Geizkragen

avare

avaro

avarento

mão-de-vaca

sovina

tacaño

pezzente

spilorcio

grigou

harpagon

roñoso

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/skɹuːd͡ʒ/

Etymologie (Engels)

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