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Miser Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Miser? [n] a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably) Synonyms \| Synonyms for Miser: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Miser: accumulator \| bill collector \| cheapskate \| churl \| collection agent \| collector \| connoisseur \| curmudgeon \| douanier \| dunner \| exciseman \| farmer \| gatherer \| glutton \| hog \| magpie \| muckworm \| niggard \| pack rat \| penny pincher \| pig \| piker \| pinchfist \| pinchgut \| pinchpenny \| save-all \| scrooge \| Silas Marner \| skin \| skinflint \| stiff \| tax collector \| tightwad See Also \| cheapskate \| hoarder \| tightwad Miser In Webster's Dictionary \Mi"ser\, n. [L. miser wretched, miserable; cf. Gr. ? hate, ?, ? to hate: cf. It. & Sp. misero wretched, avaricious.] 1. A wretched person; a person afflicted by any great misfortune. [Obs.] --Spenser. The woeful words of a miser now despairing. --Sir P. Sidney. 2. A despicable person; a wretch. [Obs.] --Shak. 3. A covetous, grasping, mean person; esp., one having wealth, who lives miserably for the sake of saving and increasing his hoard. As some lone miser, visiting his store, Bends at his treasure, counts, recounts it o'er. --Goldsmith. 4. A kind of large earth auger. --Knight.

Miser Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Miser?

[n] a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Miser:

See Also | cheapskate | hoarder | tightwad

Miser In Webster's Dictionary

\Mi"ser\, n. [L. miser wretched, miserable; cf. Gr. ?
hate, ?, ? to hate: cf. It. & Sp. misero wretched,
avaricious.]
1. A wretched person; a person afflicted by any great
   misfortune. [Obs.] --Spenser.

         The woeful words of a miser now despairing. --Sir P.
                                               Sidney.

2. A despicable person; a wretch. [Obs.] --Shak.

3. A covetous, grasping, mean person; esp., one having
   wealth, who lives miserably for the sake of saving and
   increasing his hoard.

         As some lone miser, visiting his store, Bends at his
         treasure, counts, recounts it o'er.   --Goldsmith.

4. A kind of large earth auger. --Knight.

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