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)