scrooge

The old man is a scrooge.

He couldn't add more coal, for Scrooge kept the coalbox in his own room.

being a scrooge during the holidays

don't be such a scrooge with your money

he's a real scrooge when it comes to tipping

stop being such a scrooge and share your snacks

her boss is known to be a scrooge when it comes to bonuses

Maybe he's become a scrooge with the routine of being watched to getting done old .

Scrooge. [Still more angrily.] Good night!

Scrooges' catchphrase in the book and in the movies is bah humbug!

Scrooge. [Standing up, waving spoon toward the door and almost shouting.] GOOD NIGHT!

Oh dear. I might be grumpy – and that means bad-tempered – but I'm not a scrooge!

Are you Mr. Scrooge or Mr. Marley? Scrooge is the name.

Laura saw the stockings limply dangling, and she scrooged her shut eyes into the pillow.

Scrooge. Why did you come here? Let Bob Cratchit help himself! I am rich, but who made me rich? Did Christmas?

In the English language, a scrooge -- with a lowercase s -- is a person who is unwilling to give to others.

Scrooge is a character very much associated with this time of year. He's the central figure in A Christmas Carol, a classic by the English writer Charles Dickens.