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Miser

/ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)/

A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.

📖 Definitions of "Miser"

noun

1
A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.
2
A kind of earth auger, typically large-bored and often hand-operated.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
skinflintnoun	One who is excessively stingy or cautious with money; a tightwad; a miser.
pinchpennynoun	One who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.
churlnoun	(by extension) (derogatory) A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.
reliancenoun	The act of relying (on or in someone or something); trust.
relyverb	(with on or upon, formerly also with in) to trust; to have confidence in; to depend.
buildnoun	(countable) The process or period of constructing a physical object.
buildingnoun	(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
focusnoun	(uncountable) Concentration of attention.
wagernoun	A bet; a stake; a pledge.
betnoun	A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).
cheapienoun	(informal) An item which is inexpensive.
scroogenoun	A miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.
cheapskatenoun	Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
cheaponoun	(slang) A person who is stingy, a miser.
el cheaponoun	(slang) Cheap; inexpensive; of low quality.
niggardnoun	A miser or stingy person; a skinflint.
scrimpnoun	A pinching miser; a niggard.
muckwormnoun	A larva living in mud or manure.
muckerer	—
scattergoodnoun	(obsolete) Someone who wastes; a spendthrift.