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The definition of a miser is a greedy person who hoards all his money.

(noun)

Someone who lives very meagerly and never spends money is an example of a miser.

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See miser in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a greedy, stingy person who hoards money for its own sake, even at the expense of personal comfort
  2. Obsolete a miserable person; wretch

Origin: L, wretched, unhappy, ill, worthless

See miser in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. One who lives very meagerly in order to hoard money.
  2. A greedy or avaricious person.

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Origin: From Latin, wretched

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