miser
(Inglese)
- (derogatory) A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.
- (obsolete) A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch.
- A kind of earth auger, typically large-bored and often hand-operated.
Opposto di
cheapskate, miser, niggard, skinflint, tightwad, frugalist, husband
Frequenza
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)/
Etimologia (Inglese)
From Middle English misser, from Late Latin miser (“wretched, unfortunate, unhappy, miserable, sick, ill, bad, worthless, etc.”).
selfish person
stingy person
cheesparing
pinchgut
ungenerous person
sinking machine
sounding borer
scrape-penny
cheese paring
well-rig
mizer
greedy so-and-so
flay-flint
skąpiec
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