miser
Plural: misers
Noun
- A person who hoards wealth and spends as little as possible.
- 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.
Examples
- Scrooge was a typical miser: spending nothing he could save, nor enjoying his wealth.
- Some Scrabble players are misers with their high-value tiles, holding them too long.
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
miser: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmiser: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
miser: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary