miser

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈmaɪzɚ/ UK /ˈmaɪzə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a person who hoards wealth and spends as little as possible

The old miser refused to heat his house even in winter.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who hoards wealth... skinflinthoardercheapskatepenny-pincherscrooge niggard

Opposites

spendthrift philanthropist

Word family

Derived forms miserlymiserliness

Related forms miserable misery

Etymology

From Latin miser ('wretched, unhappy, miserable'); the sense of a money-hoarder arose because such a person was seen as wretched despite their wealth.

miser Latin

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Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# miser

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈmaɪzɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmaɪzə/

## Meanings
1. a person who hoards wealth and spends as little as possible

## Examples
- The old miser refused to heat his house even in winter.

## Synonyms
- skinflint
- hoarder
- cheapskate
- penny-pincher
- scrooge
- niggard

## Antonyms
- spendthrift
- philanthropist

## Derived Forms
- miserly
- miserliness

## Related Forms
- miserable
- misery

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: miser

## Etymology
From Latin miser ('wretched, unhappy, miserable'); the sense of a money-hoarder arose because such a person was seen as wretched despite their wealth.

## AI Etymology
Miser comes from Latin miser ('wretched, unhappy, miserable'); the sense of a money-hoarder arose because such a person was seen as wretched despite their wealth. The historical trail runs through Latin miser. The later sense follows a semantic development already present in the word's history. In modern use it means a person who hoards wealth and spends as little as possible. Derived formations include miserly, miserliness; related forms include miserable, misery.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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