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miser

noun
/ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From Middle English misser, from Late Latin miser (“wretched, unfortunate, unhappy, miserable, sick, ill, bad, worthless, etc.”).

  1. derived from miser
  2. inherited from misser

Definitions

  1. A person who hoards money rather than spending it

    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.

  2. A person who is wretched or despicable

    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.

  3. A kind of earth auger, typically large-bored and often hand-operated.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A surname.

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Derived

miserdom, miserhood, miserism, miserly

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA