miser

[ mahy-zer ]

noun

1. a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
2. a stingy, avaricious person.

   Synonyms: pinchpenny, tightwad, skinflint

3. Obsolete. a wretched or unhappy person.

miser

¹

/ ˈmaɪzə /

noun

1. a person who hoards money or possessions, often living miserably
2. selfish person

miser

²

/ ˈmaɪzə /

noun

1. civil engineering a large hand-operated auger used for loose soils

Word History and Origins

Origin of miser¹

1535–45; < Latin: wretched

Word History and Origins

Origin of miser¹

C16: from Latin: wretched

Origin of miser²

C19: origin unknown

Example Sentences

Yet the comic high jinks, star-crossed lovers and long-lost relatives that pop up in his play “The Miser,” first produced in 1668, will be instantly familiar to anybody who has ever seen a Shakespeare comedy.

From New York Times

Unfortunately it is precisely that element that is missing from the Molière in the Park production of “The Miser” at the LeFrak Center in Prospect Park, Brooklyn.

From New York Times

We both looked Jewish, I thought, but in different and perhaps opposing ways: Heat Miser vs.

From Los Angeles Times

Snow Miser, hot vs. cold, curly vs. straight.

From Los Angeles Times

We both looked Jewish, I thought, but in different and perhaps opposing ways: Heat Miser vs.

From Los Angeles Times