scrooge (Meaning)

Wordnet

scrooge (n)

a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend

scrooge Sentence Examples

  1. The miserly old scrooge refused to give a penny to the poor.
  2. The boss was such a scrooge that he wouldn't even give his employees a raise of a few cents.
  3. The landlord was a heartless scrooge who evicted his tenants for being late on the rent.
  4. The politician was a scrooge who pocketed campaign funds instead of spending them on his constituents.
  5. The teacher was a scrooge who refused to give her students extra credit for going above and beyond.
  6. The doctor was a scrooge who charged exorbitant fees for his services.
  7. The lawyer was a scrooge who only took on cases that he knew he could win for a hefty fee.
  8. The insurance company was a scrooge who denied every claim it could find a loophole to avoid paying.
  9. The bank was a scrooge that charged exorbitant interest rates on loans.
  10. The government was a scrooge that raised taxes on the poor while giving tax breaks to the wealthy.

FAQs About the word scrooge

a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend

hunks,miser, penny-pincher, piker, niggard,skinflint, tightwad, cheapskate,saver, churl

wastrel, spendthrift, spender, prodigal, prodigal, wastrel, waster, waster,spendthrift, spender

The miserly old scrooge refused to give a penny to the poor.

The boss was such a scrooge that he wouldn't even give his employees a raise of a few cents.

The landlord was a heartless scrooge who evicted his tenants for being late on the rent.

The politician was a scrooge who pocketed campaign funds instead of spending them on his constituents.