miser

mi·ser

M0334300 (mī′zər)n.1. One who lives very meagerly in order to hoard money.2. A greedy or avaricious person.

[From Latin, wretched.]

miser

(ˈmaɪzə) n1. a person who hoards money or possessions, often living miserably2. selfish person[C16: from Latin: wretched]

miser

(ˈmaɪzə) n (Civil Engineering) civil engineering a large hand-operated auger used for loose soils[C19: origin unknown]

mi•ser

(ˈmaɪ zər)

n. 1. a person who lives poorly in order to save money. 2. a stingy, avaricious person. [1550–60; < Latin: wretched]

Thesaurus

Noun

miser - a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)cheapskate, tightwad - a miserly personhoarder - a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use

miser

noun hoarder, Scrooge, penny-pincher (informal), curmudgeon, skinflint, screw (slang), cheapskate (informal), tight-arse (taboo slang), tightwad (U.S. & Canad. slang), churl (archaic), tight-ass (U.S. taboo slang), niggard I'm married to a miser.

miser

nounA stingy person:niggard, Scrooge, skinflint.Informal: penny pincher.Slang: cheapskate, stiff, tightwad.

Translations

吝啬鬼守财奴

miser

(ˈmaizə) noun a mean person who lives very poorly in order to store up wealth. That old miser won't give you a cent!守财奴ˈmiserly adjective吝啬的ˈmiserliness noun吝啬

miser

→ 吝啬鬼zhCN

Acronym

Definition

MISER➣Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research

MISER➣Mobile Integrated Sustainable Energy Recovery (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)

MISER➣Microwave Space Electronic Relay

MISER➣Minimum Signature Envelope Recoilless

miser

noun

Synonyms for miser

noun hoarder

Synonyms

hoarder
Scrooge
penny-pincher
curmudgeon
skinflint
screw
cheapskate
tight-arse
tightwad
churl
tight-ass
niggard

Synonyms for miser

noun a stingy person

Synonyms

niggard
Scrooge
skinflint
penny pincher
cheapskate
stiff
tightwad

Words related to miser

noun a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)

Related Words

cheapskate
tightwad
hoarder