Synonyms for scrooge

Most common

miser · churl · skinflint · niggard

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.

Forms

Plural

scrooges → misers, churls, niggards, skinflints…

Example sentences

• miser The miser opened the box to find his money stolen.
• skinflint That skinflint, he never offers to pay!
• niggard Many people considered him a niggard.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

miser², churl

7 letters

niggard²

9 letters

skinflint²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (miser² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

grigou