Synonyms of scrooge
34 similar words
Another word for scrooge is cheapskate. Other synonyms of scrooge are niggard, scrimp and skinflint.
Synonyms and similar words for scrooge
nounA miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.
- cheapass slangA stingy person; a cheapskate.
- cheapie informalA person who is stingy, a miser.
- cheapskateSomeone who stingily avoids spending money.
- cheapo slangA person who is stingy, a miser.
- churlA person who is stingy, especially with money; a selfish miser, a niggard.
- el cheapo slang
- last of the big spendersSomeone who does not spend much money.
- magpie
- miser
- moneygrubberA person who is avariciously and greedily intent on accumulating money.
- muckworm
- nickel nurserA miser.
- niggardA miser or stingy person; a skinflint.
- nipcheese
- penny pincherOne who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.
- pickpenny
- piker
- pincher
- pinchfistA miser.
- pinchpennyOne who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.
- scrimpA pinching miser; a niggard.
- snudge derogatory, dialectal
- squirrel
- skinflintOne who is excessively stingy or cautious with money; a tightwad; a miser.
- tight-arse slang
- tightwadOne who is stingy; someone overly cautious or defensive with money.
- carl Scotland, obsoleteA stingy person; a niggard.
- clutchfist obsoleteA miser.
- nig archaic
- nigon obsoleteNiggard, miser.
- nipfarthing obsoleteA miser.
- penny-father obsoleteA miser or penurious person who husbands each penny.
- pinch-commons obsoleteA miser; especially someone parsimonious with food.
- pinch-gut obsoleteA miser; especially someone parsimonious with food.
Meaning of scrooge
- noun A miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.
- noun A grinch; one who dislikes the Christmas holidays.
- verb To behave in a greedy or miserly way.
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Questions about synonyms of scrooge
- What is another word for scrooge?
- Scrooge has 34 synonyms on Word.ws, such as cheapskate, niggard, scrimp and skinflint.
- What does scrooge mean?
- Scrooge means a miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.
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