scrooges
Tightfisted money hoarders
Scrooges are miserly, stingy people—those who hoard wealth and resent spending on others.
From Ebenezer Scrooge, the cold-hearted miser in Dickens's *A Christmas Carol* who famously dismissed charity with "Bah!
Humbug!" The name has become shorthand for anyone grudging about money or festive spirit: Don't be such a scrooge—it's Christmas.
Stingy wealth hoarders
- tightwadsPeople reluctant to spend
- penny-pinchersObsessively frugal individuals
- cheapskatesStingy people
- skinflintsStingy people
hoarders · stingy · frugal · parsimonious · avaricious · greedy · tight-fisted · money-grubbing
Surname of Victorian novelist
- EbenezerHebrew name, commemorative stone
- ghostsSpirits of the deceased
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- Tiny TimSickly Victorian street urchin
Marley · Victorian · humbug · bah · transformation · miser · London · Bob Cratchit
Bad-tempered, stubborn people
- grouchesHabitually irritable people
- killjoysFun-squelching people
- grinchesOnes who spoil celebrations
- spoilsportsThose who diminish others' pleasure
humbugs · wet blankets · party-poopers · cynics · pessimists · complainers · grumblers · sourpusses
misers
Stingy wealth hoarders
- tightwadsPeople reluctant to spend
- penny-pinchersObsessively frugal individuals
- cheapskatesStingy people
skinflints · hoarders · stingy · frugal · parsimonious · avaricious · greedy · tight-fisted · money-grubbing · cheeseparing
Dickens
Surname of Victorian novelist
- EbenezerHebrew name, commemorative stone
- ghostsSpirits of the deceased
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
Marley · Tiny Tim · Victorian · humbug · bah · transformation · miser · London · Bob Cratchit · spirits
curmudgeons
Bad-tempered, stubborn people
spoilsports · humbugs · wet blankets · party-poopers · cynics · pessimists · complainers · grumblers · sourpusses · holiday
scroogesphilanthropists
Generous supporters of good causes
benefactors · givers · big spenders · donors · altruists
scroogessweethearts
Romantic partners, affectionately named
Santa Clauses · softies · merrymakers · teddy bears · good eggs