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English
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Etymology
LL. miser#Latin|miser.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�maɪz�(r)/
:rhymes|aɪz�(r)
Noun
en-noun
- pejorative A person who hoards money rather than spending it; a skinflint or scrooge. One who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.
#:w:Ebenezer Scrooge|Ebenezer Scrooge was a stereotypical miser, he spent nothing he could save; neither giving to charity nor enjoying his wealth.
Translations
trans-top|a skinflint or scrooge
Finnish: saituri, kitupiikki
German: Geizhals m, Geizkragen m
Italian: avaro m
trans-mid
Portuguese: avarento m avarenta f, mão-de-vaca
Romanian: zgârcit
Spanish: avaro m
trans-bottom
Derived terms
miserly
See also
misère
Latin
Adjective
miser
- poor|Poor; wretched.
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