Miser Definition

mīzər
misers
noun
A greedy, stingy person who hoards money for its own sake, even at the expense of personal comfort.
Webster's New World
A miserable person; wretch.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Miser

Noun

Singular:
miser
Plural:
misers

Origin of Miser

  • From Late Latin miser (“wretched, unfortunate, unhappy, miserable, sick, ill, bad, worthless, etc.").

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin wretched

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Miser Sentence Examples

  • There were no poor in his dominions, no thief or robber, no flatterer or miser, no dissensions, no lies, and no vices.

  • There was a fine line between being frugal and being a miser.

  • He was only too glad to make his uncle pay for them, as he swore he was an old miser.

  • His assertion of divine dignity is disproved by his poverty and his miser able end.

  • It seems that he was a " most miserable miserable miser.

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Words Starting With

MMIMIS

Words Ending With

RERSER

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