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The ghost of Jacob Marley (right) paying a visit to his former business partner, Ebenezer Scrooge; illustration by John Leech for Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol (1843).
The ghost of Jacob Marley (right) paying a visit to his former business partner, Ebenezer Scrooge; illustration by John Leech for Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol (1843).

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Smashed Ebenezer Scrooge gravestone swiftly repaired free of charge • Dec. 8, 2024, 5:40 AM ET (The Guardian)
Bah, humbug! Vandal smashes Ebenezer Scrooge's tombstone used in 'A Christmas Carol' movie • Nov. 25, 2024, 9:25 PM ET (AP)

Ebenezer Scrooge, fictional character, the miserly protagonist of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol (1843).

Despite his transformation at the end of the story, the character is remembered as the embittered miser and not as the reformed sinner, and “Scrooge” has entered the English language as a synonym for a miser.

This article was most recently revised and updated by John M. Cunningham.