Scrooge

[ skrooj ]
/ skrudʒ /

noun

Eb·e·ne·zer [eb-uh-nee-zer] /ˌɛb əˈni zər/, a miserly curmudgeon in Dickens' Christmas Carol.
(often lowercase) any miserly person.

Origin of Scrooge

1935–40, for def 2

British Dictionary definitions for ebenezer scrooge

Scrooge
/ (skruːdʒ) /

noun

a mean or miserly person

Word Origin for Scrooge

C19: after a character in Dickens' story A Christmas Carol (1843)