miser
English dictionary entry
Meanings
noun
- 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.
name
- A surname.
Pronunciation
/ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)/
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Word forms
miser
misers
Etymology
From Middle English misser, from Late Latin miser (“wretched, unfortunate, unhappy, miserable, sick, ill, bad, worthless, etc.”).
Synonyms
carl
cheapass
cheapie
cheapskate
cheapo
churl
clutchfist
el cheapo
last of the big spenders
magpie
miser
moneygrubber
muckworm
nickel nurser
nig
niggard
nigon
nipcheese
nipfarthing
penny-father
penny pincher
pickpenny
piker
pinch-commons
pinch-gut
pincher
pinchfist
pinchpenny
scrimp
scrooge
snudge
squirrel
skinflint
tight-arse
tightwad
Antonyms
Translations
Arabic: بَخِيل
Arabic: بَخِيلَة
Armenian: ժլատ
Armenian: կծծի
Armenian: գծուծ
Armenian: քցիպ
Bulgarian: скъперник
Bulgarian: стипца
Catalan: avar
Catalan: agarrat
Catalan: gasiu
Chinese Cantonese: 孤寒鬼
Chinese: 凍霜鬼 /冻霜鬼
Chinese Mandarin: 吝嗇鬼 /吝啬鬼
Chinese Mandarin: 守財奴 /守财奴
Chinese Mandarin: 小气鬼
Czech: držgrešle
Czech: skrblík
Czech: lakomec
Danish: gnier
Danish: fedtsyl
Dutch: gierigaard
Dutch: vrek
Dutch: krentenkakker
Dutch: krent
Dutch: schraper
Esperanto: avarulo
Esperanto: avarulino
Faroese: kargapisa
Faroese: nábalsklógv
Fijian: mamaqi
Finnish: saituri
Finnish: kitupiikki
Finnish: penninvenyttäjä
Finnish: itarus
French: avare
French: crevard
French: grigou
French: grippe-sou
French: harpagon
French: picsou
French: pingre
French: radin
French: rat
French: séraphin
Georgian: ძუნწი
German: Geizhals
German: Geizkragen
German: Geiziger
German: Geizige
German: Pfennigfuchser
German: Pfennigfuchserin
German: Pfennigklauber
German: Pfennigklauberin
German: Rappenspalter
German: Rappenspalterin
German: Knauser
German: Knauserin
Greek: τσιγγούνης
Greek: φιλάργυρος
Greek: φραγκοφονιάς
Ancient Greek: θρῑ́ψ
Hebrew: קמצן
Hindi: कंजूस
Hungarian: fösvény
Hungarian: sóher
Hungarian: smucig
Icelandic: nirfill
Irish: cníopaire
Italian: avaro
Italian: avara
Italian: pitocco
Italian: pitocca
Italian: spilorcio
Italian: spilorcia
Italian: taccagno
Italian: taccagna
Italian: tirchio
Italian: tirchia
Japanese: 守銭奴
Japanese: ケチ
Japanese: けちんぼう
Korean: 수전노
Latin: avarus
Latin: avara
Latin: parcēprōmus
Limburgish: bies
Low German: Pennschieter
Low German: Pennschieterin
Low German: Pennschietersch
Low German: Pennschietersche
Low German: Giezknuppen
Macedonian: циција
Macedonian: скржавец
Malayalam: പിശുക്കൻ
Malayalam: അറുപിശുക്കൻ
Malayalam: ലുബ്ധൻ
Māori: atuapo
Māori: porokaihākere
Māori: kaihākere
Māori: kaikoropeke
Māori: ringapoto
Māori: tōhē
Mon: အိက်ခအေတ်
Norman: agravé
Norman: avare
Norman: rapinneux
Norwegian: gjerrigknark
Occitan: sarrat
Occitan: cusson
Occitan: avar
Old Uyghur: 𐽲𐽶𐽴
Persian: خسیس
Persian: اسکروج
Polish: kutwa
Polish: sknera
Polish: sknerus
Polish: skąpiec
Polish: dusigrosz
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