miser
see also: Miser
Pronunciation
Miser
Proper noun
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see also: Miser
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)/
miser (plural misers)
- (pejorative) A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.
- Ebenezer Scrooge was a stereotypical miser: he spent nothing he could save, neither giving to charity nor enjoying his wealth.
- A kind of earth auger, typically large-bored and often hand-operated.
- See Thesaurus:miser
- French: avare
- German: Geizhals, Geizkragen, Geiziger, Geizige, Pfennigfuchser, Pfennigfuchserin, Pfennigklauber, Pfennigklauberin, Rappenspalter (Swiss German), Rappenspalterin, Knauser, Knauserin
- Italian: avaro, avara
- Portuguese: avarento, avarenta, mão-de-vaca
- Russian: скря́га
- Spanish: tacaño, rata, pesetero, agarrado (colloquial), roñoso (colloquial), codo (coloquial, Mexico)
Miser
Proper noun
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