miser — a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈmaɪzər/
Example Sentences
- Despite being a millionaire, the miser still collected free ketchup packets from McDonald's.
- The miser counted every penny twice before spending it on anything.
- His reputation as a miser was so famous that even his own children had to pay rent to visit him.
miser
NOUN[/ˈmaɪzər/]
a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible
The old miser counts every coin twice before locking his chest.
MIS (wretched) + ER (person) — by choosing to live a MIS (wretched) life just to hoard gold, the ER (person) became a lonely miser.
Listening to his financial advisor to become wiser, he saved too much and turned into a sad miser.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'miser' meaning 'wretched' or 'miserable,' derived from the root meaning 'to suffer' or 'to be in distress.' The word evolved to describe someone who is miserable due to their obsessive hoarding and refusal to spend money.
Breakdown
miser (Latin: wretched, miserable) - no productive morphemes in English; the word was adopted directly from Latin as a single unit meaning 'a person who is wretched/miserable due to avarice'
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“Despite being a millionaire, the miser still collected free ketchup packets from McDonald's.”
“The miser counted every penny twice before spending it on anything.”
“His reputation as a miser was so famous that even his own children had to pay rent to visit him.”
“The old miser left behind a fortune when he died, but no one to inherit his kindness.”
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