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Synonyms for miser
ˈmaɪ zərmiser
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misernoun
Synonyms:
skinflint, cheapskate, scroogeAntonyms:
spendthriftmisernoun
A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.
Ebenezer Scrooge was a stereotypical miser, he spent nothing he could save; neither giving to charity nor enjoying his wealth.
Synonyms:
cheapskate, scrooge, skinflintAntonyms:
spendthrift
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
miser
Synonyms:
niggard, churl, skinflint, curmudgeon, screw, scrimp, hunksAntonyms:
prodigal, spendthrift, rake
Princeton's WordNet
misernoun
a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)
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misernoun
Synonyms:
niggard, curmudgeon, hunks, skinflint, lickpenny, churl, sordid wretch
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#7195 | screw | |
#10350 | hunks | |
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#51072 | curmudgeon | |
#63196 | miser | |
#107627 | cheapskate | |
#226290 | scrimp | |
#253593 | churl |
How to use miser in a sentence?
A miser grows rich by seeming poor. An extravagant man grows poor by seeming rich.
Experiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel cannot exhaust.
I hate the miser, whose unsocial breast Locks from the world his useless stores. Wealth by the bounteous only is enjoyed, Whose treasures, in diffusive good employed, The rich return of fame and friends procure, And ?gainst a sad reverse a safe retreat secure.
To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser.
Is demum miser est, cuius nobilitas miserias nobilitat. (Indeed, wretched the man whose fame makes his misfortunes famous.)
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- بخيلة, بخيلArabic
- lakomecCzech
- gnierDanish
- Rappenspalter, Pfennigklauberin, Pfennigklauber, Rappenspalterin, Geizige, Knauser, Geiziger, Knauserin, Pfennigfuchserin, Pfennigfuchser, Geizhals, GeizkragenGerman
- avarulo, avarulinoEsperanto
- avaro, avaraSpanish
- saituri, kitupiikkiFinnish
- avareFrench
- קמצןHebrew
- कंजूसHindi
- ժլատ, գծուծ, կծծի, քցիպArmenian
- nirfillIcelandic
- avaro, avaraItalian
- 守銭奴, ケチJapanese
- ძუნწიGeorgian
- avara, avarusLatin
- gierigaard, vrekDutch
- gnierNorwegian
- sknera, dusigrosz, skąpiecPolish
- avarenta, mão-de-vaca, avarentoPortuguese
- zgârcitRomanian
- скупец, жмот, куркуль, скупердяй, скряга, жадинаRussian
- gnidare, girigbukSwedish
- hilavaran, jilavaran, lavaranVolapük
- miserYiddish
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