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    SCROOGE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A selfish person who is unwilling to give or spendplay

    Synonyms:

    churl; niggard; scrooge; skinflint

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("scrooge" is a kind of...):

    hoarder (a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scrooge"):

    pinchgut (a niggardly person who starves himself (and others))

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