Synonyms for miser
ˈmaɪ zərmiser

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1. misernoun

   Synonyms:
   skinflint, cheapskate, scrooge

   Antonyms:
   spendthrift

2. misernoun

   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, skinflint

   Antonyms:
   spendthrift

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1. miser

   Synonyms:
   niggard, churl, skinflint, curmudgeon, screw, scrimp, hunks

   Antonyms:
   prodigal, spendthrift, rake

Princeton's WordNet

1. misernoun

   a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)

Matched Categories

1. • Hoarder

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1. misernoun

   Synonyms:
   niggard, curmudgeon, hunks, skinflint, lickpenny, churl, sordid wretch

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1. misernoun

   Synonyms:
   niggard, muckworm, curmudgeon, skinflint, hunks, lickpenny, pinchfist, screw, scrimp

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How to use miser in a sentence?

1. Karl Kraus:

   Experiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel cannot exhaust.

2. Pindar:

   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.

3. Robertson Davies:

   To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser.

4. Laurence J. Peter:

   Every man serves a useful purpose A miser, for example, makes a wonderful ancestor.

5. Josh Billings:

   The miser and the glutton are two facetious buzzards: one hides his store, and the other stores his hide.