Miser

  • 31miser —   , misera, miserum   L. miserable. Small in comparison with related species …

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  • 32miser — noun a person who hoards wealth and spends very little. Origin C15: from L., lit. wretched …

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  • 33miser — n. Niggard, curmudgeon, hunks, skinflint, lickpenny, churl, sordid wretch, money grubber, screw, scrimp, pinch fist …

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  • 34miser — n niggard, skinflint, Sl. skin, Sl. cheapskate, Inf. piker, muckworm, Sl. screw; penny pinch er, pinchpenny, lickpenny, Inf. tightwad; cheeseparer, hoarder, save all, Scot. carl; scrooge, Harpagon, money grubber, harpy; curmudgeon, churl, hunks …

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  • 35miser — mi·ser …

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  • 36miser — noun Syn: penny pincher, Scrooge; informal skinflint, cheapskate; N.Amer.; informal tightwad Ant: spendthrift …

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  • 37miser — mi•ser [[t]ˈmaɪ zər[/t]] n. 1) a person who lives poorly in order to save money 2) a stingy, avaricious person • Etymology: 1550–60; < L: wretched …

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  • 38miser — I. /ˈmaɪzə / (say muyzuh) noun 1. someone who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money. 2. a niggardly, avaricious person. 3. Obsolete a wretched or unhappy person. {Latin: wretched, unhappy, sick, bad} II. /ˈmaɪzə / (say… …

  • 39miser —   Pī. See greed, miserly …

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  • 40miser — n. 1 a person who hoards wealth and lives miserably. 2 an avaricious person. Etymology: L, = wretched …

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