scrooge
/skruːdʒ/Word connections
noun
/skruːdʒ/
Существительное, обозначающее эгоистичного или скупого человека, который не желает давать или тратить деньги.
Sustantivo que designa a una persona egoísta y avara, que no desea dar ni gastar dinero.
Nom désignant une personne égoïste ou avare qui refuse de donner ou de dépenser de l'argent, souvent de manière mesquine.
Substantiv, das eine egoistische oder geizige Person bezeichnet, die nichts hergeben oder ausgeben will. Auch eine Person, die allgemein als mürrisch und menschenfeindlich gilt.
Substantivo que designa uma pessoa egoísta e avarenta, que não gosta de dar ou gastar dinheiro.
指自私或吝啬的人，不愿花钱或给予他人；也特指狄更斯小说《圣诞颂歌》中那个刻薄吝啬的老头斯克鲁奇。
اسم يُطلق على الشخص الأناني أو البخيل الذي لا يرغب في العطاء أو الإنفاق، ويُستخدم أيضاً للدلالة على الشخص المتجهم سيئ الخلق.
A noun referring to a selfish or miserly person who is unwilling to give or spend money.
Miserly personB2informal
A person who is extremely stingy and unwilling to spend money or share resources.
Скрягаpersona avaraPersonne avareGeizhalsMão-de-vaca吝啬鬼البخيل- My boss is such a scrooge; he never gives us a holiday bonus.
- Don't be a scrooge—chip in for the office gift.
- The old man was known as a scrooge who hoarded his wealth.
Synonymscheapskatemiserpenny pincherskinflinttightwad
Antonymsphilanthropistspenderspendthrift
Forms
- scrooges plural form
- scrooges' possessive plural form
- scrooge's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1
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