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miser::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | hoarder |
| Has types | cheapskate, tightwad |
| Derivation | miserly |
Examples of miser
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The world's meanest miser returns to Town Hall in the musical by Leslie Bricusse.
From the sfgate.com
They sure taught him how to be a miser when he was playing up in Stirlingshire.
From the guardian.co.uk
He is often a miser, who wears a straight undergarment with long doubled sleeves.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Upstairs, an old miser is counting his money and is suddenly frozen in place.
From the theepochtimes.com
Miser punched Pointer, the two men fell, and Britt joined in and hit Pointer.
From the tennessean.com
It matters little if our surgeon is prideful or our airline pilot is a miser.
From the sacbee.com
He is trying to hoard political capital like a miser, reluctant to part with a dime.
From the timesunion.com
He carried a set of huge, long chains around after his death for being such a miser.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
Kevin Campbell stars as Scrooge, the miser who learns to share the joy of the season.
From the charlotteobserver.com
- A stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)
- A miser, cheapskate, curmudgeon, niggard, penny pincher, piker, scrooge, skinflint or tightwad is a person who is reluctant to spend money, sometimes to the point of forgoing even basic comforts and some necessities. ...
- A comprehensive list of characters from the Soul series of fighting games produced by Namco.
- A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious
- To dream of a miser, foretells you will be unfortunate in finding true happiness owing to selfishness, and love will disappoint you sorely. For a woman to dream that she is befriended by a miser, foretells she will gain love and wealth by her intelligence and tactful conduct. ...
- A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.
- A person who is greedy and stingy and hoards money.
- Silk net purse with with a middle slit and moveable ring for keeping money at one end.
- Person who spends little
