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miser
[ mahy-zer ]
noun
- a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- a stingy, avaricious person.
Synonyms: , ,
- Obsolete. a wretched or unhappy person.
miser
1/ ˈ³¾²¹Éª³úÉ™ /
noun
- a person who hoards money or possessions, often living miserably
- selfish person
miser
2/ ˈ³¾²¹Éª³úÉ™ /
noun
- civil engineering a large hand-operated auger used for loose soils
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of miser1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of miser1
Origin of miser2
Example Sentences
Pansy is such a miser that, for a moment, you wonder if she’ll be visited by three spirits.
Dressed in ragged clothes, the Gloucester miser also chose to shun public transport to save his precious pennies.
A new four-episode podcast aims to show how Ebenezer Scrooge became the miserable miser of the Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol,†focusing on themes of redemption, mercy, grace and compassion.
Join Tiny Tim, the Christmas Ghosts and everyone’s favorite miser in the stage adaption of Charles Dickens’ classic Yuletide tale, proudly returning to ACT Theatre for its 47th year.
His dad, a “mouse-like miser of a man,†makes only short visits.
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