miser
Meaning
- A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.
- A kind of earth auger, typically large-bored and often hand-operated.
Synonyms
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
grasping fellow
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)/
Etymology
From Late Latin miser (“wretched, unfortunate, unhappy, miserable, sick, ill, bad, worthless, etc.”).
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