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Noun: scrooge  skrooj
  1. A selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
    "The old miser was known as a scrooge in the community";
    - niggard [archaic], skinflint [informal], churl [archaic]

Derived forms: scrooges

Type of: hoarder

Encyclopedia: Scrooge, or Marley's Ghost