Miser

Noun

 * 1)  A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or  extremely parsimonious.

Verbs for Miser
abhor—; detest—; hiss—; scoff at—; scorn—; torment—; —accumulates; —acquires; —begrudges; —broods; —covets; —endures; —fears; —grasps; —hoards; —pinches; — sacrifices; —scants; —skins; —starves; — stints; —wrests.

Synonyms for Miser
cheapskate; scrooge; skinflint;

Antonyms for Miser
spendthrift

Derived terms

 * miserly

Thesaurus
misère, accumulator, bill collector, cheapskate, churl, collection agent, collector, connoisseur, curmudgeon, douanier, dunner, exciseman, farmer, gatherer, glutton, hog, magpie, muckworm, niggard, pack rat, penny pincher, pig, piker, pinchfist, pinchgut, pinchpenny, save-all, scrooge, skin, skinflint, stiff, tax collector, tightwad

Etymology
From miser:.

Translations

 * Arabic: بخيل, بخيلة
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: avarulo, avarulino
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Georgian: ძუშწშწშ
 * German: ,
 * German: ,


 * Hebrew: קמצן [camtsan]
 * Icelandic:
 * Italian:
 * Polish: sknera, skąpiec , dusigrosz
 * Portuguese: avarento avarenta, mão-de-vaca
 * Romanian: zgârcit
 * Russian: скряга
 * Spanish:
 * Volapük: lavaran,  hilavaran,  jilavaran
 * Volapük: lavaran,  hilavaran,  jilavaran

Anagrams

 * emirs
 * mires
 * Reims
 * remis
 * rimes

Verb

 * 1)  to bet (place a bet)

Anagrams

 * émirs, mires, mirés, Reims, remis, rimes, rîmes

Adjective

 * 1) poor, wretched, pitiful
 * 2) miserable, unhappy
 * 3) worthless, null
 * 4) tragic
 * 5) sick
 * 6) tormenting

Etymology
Of unknown origin. Possibly akin to Ancient Greek μῖσος:.

Derived terms

 * misereō
 * misereō



Related terms

 * miserābilis
 * miserātiō
 * miserātiō


 * miserātor /