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miser¹
- /ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)/
Rhymes with -aɪzə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English misser, from Late Latin miser (“wretched, unfortunate, unhappy, miserable, sick, ill, bad, worthless, etc.”).
noun misers
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A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.
Scrooge was a typical miser: spending nothing he could save, nor enjoying his wealth.
Opposite: big spender, dingthrift, neve, overspender, prodigal, profligate, saprophage, scattergood, slipstring, slipthrift, sparkler, spend-all
- A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch. […] a poore virgin ſir, an il-fauor’d thing ſir, but mine owne, a poore humour of mine ſir, to take that that no man elſe will: rich honeſtie dwels like a miſer ſir, in a poore houſe, as your Pearle in your foule oyſter.
- A kind of earth auger, typically large-bored and often hand-operated.
Similar: carl, cheapass, cheapie, cheapskate, cheapo, churl, clutchfist, el cheapo, last of the big spenders, magpie, miser, moneygrubber, muckworm, nickel nurser, nickel-shaver, nig, niggard, nigon, nipcheese, nipfarthing, penny-father, penny pincher, pickpenny, piker, pinch-commons, pinch-gut, pincher, pinchfist, pinchpenny, scrimp · Opposite: spendthrift
Miser²
proper noun Misers
- A surname.
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: carl, cheapass, cheapie, cheapskate, cheapo, churl, clutchfist, el cheapo, last of the big spenders, magpie, miser, moneygrubber, muckworm, nickel nurser, nickel-shaver, nig, niggard, nigon, nipcheese, nipfarthing, penny-father, penny pincher, pickpenny, piker, pinch-commons, pinch-gut, pincher, pinchfist, pinchpenny, scrimp · Opposite: spendthrift
Translations
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noun skinflint or scrooge
| Español | tacaño, rata, avaro, avaricioso, pesetero, agarrado |
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| 한국어 | 수전노 sujeonno |
| 日本語 | 守銭奴 shusendo, ケチ kechi, けちんぼう kechinbō |
| 中文 | 吝嗇鬼 /吝啬鬼 lìnsèguǐ, 守財奴 /守财奴 shǒucáinú, 小气鬼 xiǎoqìguǐ |
| हिन्दी | कंजूस kañjūs |
| Kiswahili | mbahili |
| Português | avarento, avarenta, mão de vaca, sovina, muquirana, pão-duro |
| Français | avare, crevard, grigou, grippe-sou, harpagon, picsou |
| Deutsch | Geizhals, Geizkragen, Geiziger, Geizige, Pfennigfuchser, Pfennigfuchserin |
| Italiano | avaro, avara, pitocco, pitocca, spilorcio, spilorcia |
| Ελληνικά | τσιγγούνης tsingoúnis, φιλάργυρος filárgyros, φραγκοφονιάς fragkofoniás |
| Română | zgârcit |
| Русский | скря́га skrjága, жа́дина žádina, скупе́ц skupéc, скупердя́й skuperdjáj, крохобо́р kroxobór, курку́ль kurkúlʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | thần giữ của |
| العربية | بَخِيل baḵīl, بَخِيلَة baḵīla |
| עברית | קמצן qamtsan |
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title = {miser},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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