meaning of miser
1. A wretched person; a person afflicted by any great misfortune.
2. A despicable person; a wretch.
3. A covetous, grasping, mean person; esp. , one having wealth, who lives miserably for the sake of saving and increasing his hoard.
4. A kind of large earth auger.
5. a stingy hoarder of money and possessions often living miserably
Related Words
miser | miserable | miserableness | miserably | miseration | miserere | misericorde | misericordia | miseries | miserliness | miserly | misery |
