miser
Meanings
Plural: misers
Noun
- a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)
- A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.
- A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch.
- A kind of earth auger, typically large-bored and often hand-operated.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English misser, from Late Latin miser (“wretched, unfortunate, unhappy, miserable, sick, ill, bad, worthless, etc.”).
Synonyms
carl, cheapass, cheapie, cheapo, cheapskate, churl, clutchfist, el cheapo, last of the big spenders, magpie, miser, moneygrubber, muckworm, nickel nurser, nig, niggard, nigon, nipcheese, nipfarthing, penny pincher, penny-father, pickpenny, piker, pinch-commons, pinch-gut, pincher, pinchfist, pinchpenny, scrimp, scrooge, skinflint, snudge, squirrel, tight-arse, tightwad
Antonyms
cheapskate, frugalist, husband, miser, niggard, skinflint, spendthrift, tightwad
Scrabble Score: 7
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