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miser

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mi·ser  (mzr)
n.
1. One who lives very meagerly in order to hoard money.
2. A greedy or avaricious person.

[From Latin, wretched.]

miser1
n
1. a person who hoards money or possessions, often living miserably
2. selfish person
[from Latin: wretched]

miser2
n
(Engineering / Civil Engineering) Civil engineering a large hand-operated auger used for loose soils
[origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.misermiser - a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)
cheapskate, tightwad - a miserly person
hoarder - a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use

miser
noun hoarder, Scrooge, penny-pincher (informal), curmudgeon, skinflint, screw (slang), cheapskate (informal), tight-arse (taboo slang), tightwad (U.S. & Canad. slang), churl (archaic), tight-ass (U.S. taboo slang), niggard I'm married to a miser.
Translations
miser [ˈmaɪzəʳ] Navaro/a m/f

miser [ˈmaɪzər] navare m/f

miser
nGeizhals m, → Geizkragen m

miser [ˈmɑɪzəʳ] navaro/a
miser [ˈmɑɪzəʳ] navaro/a

miser
n miser [ˈmaizə]
a mean person who lives very poorly in order to store up wealth That old miser won't give you a cent! vrek بَخيل скъперник lakomec gnier der Geizhals φιλάργυρος, μίζερος avaro ihnuskoi ادم خسیس kitupiikki avare קַמצָן कंजूस škrtac zsugori orang kikir nirfill, nánös avaro けち 수전노, 구두쇠 šykštuolis sīkstulis bakhil gierigaard gjerrigknark, gnier sknera forreta avar, zgârcit скупец lakomec skopuh tvrdica girigbuk, snålvarg คนตระหนี่ cimri kimse 守財奴 скупій, скнара کنجوس آدمی người keo kiệt
adj miserly
vrekkig بُخْلي скъпернически lakomý gnieragtig geizig φιλάργυρα, μίζερα avaro, mísero kitsi خسیس saita avare קַמצָן कंजूस škrt fösvény, zsugori kikir nánasarlega avaramente けちな 인색한 šykštus, niekingai menkas sīkstulīgs dengan bakhil girig gjerrig, gnien skąpy avaramente avar, zgârcit скупой lakomý skop cicijaško girig, gniden, snål ตระหนี่ cimri, cimrice 吝嗇的 скупий, скнарий محنت آمیز keo kiệt
n miserliness
vrekkigheid بُخْل скъперничество lakota gnieragtighed der Geiz φιλαργυρία, μιζέρια avaricia, tacañería ihnus خست saituus avarice קַמצָנוּת कंजूसी, कृपणता škrtost zsugoriság kekikiran nirfilsháttur avarizia けち 인색함 šykštumas sīkstulība kebakhilan gierigheid gjerrighet skąpstwo avareza avariţie, zgârcenie скупость lakomstvo skopost cicijaštvo girighet, gnidenhet ความตระหนี่ cimrilik 吝嗇 скупість, скнарість بخیلی tính keo kiệt 吝啬

miser بَخيل lakomec gnier Geizhals φιλάργυρος avaro saituri avare škrtac avaro どけち 구두쇠 vrek gjerrigknark skąpiec avarento скряга snåljåp คนตระหนี่ zengin pinti người keo kiệt 吝啬鬼


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The miser crept into the bush to find it; but directly he had got into the middle, his companion took up his fiddle and played away, and the miser began to dance and spring about, capering higher and higher in the air.
Once upon a time there was a Miser who used to hide his gold at the foot of a tree in his garden; but every week he used to go and dig it up and gloat over his gains.
Oliver thought the old gentleman must be a decided miser to live in such a dirty place, with so many watches; but, thinking that perhaps his fondness for the Dodger and the other boys, cost him a good deal of money, he only cast a deferential look at the Jew, and asked if he might get up.
 
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