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Scrooge

noun
🔊/skruːdʒ/
🔊/skruːdʒ/
[usually singular] (informal, disapproving)
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  1. a person who is very unwilling to spend money吝啬鬼；守财奴
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    Word OriginFrom Ebenezer Scrooge, a character in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol who is extremely mean.