miser
miser
Definition
mi·ser (mī′zər)
noun
- a greedy, stingy person who hoards money for its own sake, even at the expense of personal comfort
- Obsolete a miserable person; wretch
Etymology: L, wretched, unhappy, ill, worthless
miser
Synonyms
miser
n.
A hoarder of gold
extortioner, usurer, skinflint, Scrooge, money-grubber, hoarder*, harpy*, lickpenny*, screw*, hunks*, scrimp*, rake-renter*. Antonyms
beggar*, spendthrift*, waster. * A niggardly person
churl, misanthropist, niggard, skinflint, piker*, cheapskate*, pinchpenny*, cheeseparer*, penny pincher*, tightwad*, muckworm*; see also misanthrope.Antonyms
patron*, philanthropist*, benefactor.
miser
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- old: He was only too glad to make his uncle pay for them, as he swore he was an old miser.
- miserable: It seems that he was a " most miserable miser.
Modifies a noun
- algorithm: The MISER algorithm proceeds by bisecting the integration region along one coordinate axis to give two sub-regions at each step.
Browse dictionary entries near miser
- misemploy
- mise-en-scène
- misdoubt
- misdoing
- misdoer
- misdo
- misdirect
- misdiagnose
- misdemeanor
- misdemeanant
- miserable
- miserably
- Miserere
- misericord
- miserly
- misery
- misesteem
- misestimate
- misfeasance
- misfile
