Meaning of MISER
| Pronunciation: | | 'mIzur
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| | Definition: | | [n] a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably) |
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| | See Also: | | cheapskate, hoarder, tightwad | |
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| | Definition: | | Miser
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mi"ser\, n. [L. miser wretched, miserable; cf. Gr. ?
hate, ?, ? to hate: cf. It. & Sp. misero wretched,
avaricious.]
1. A wretched person; a person afflicted by any great
misfortune. [Obs.] --Spenser.
The woeful words of a miser now despairing. --Sir P.
Sidney.
2. A despicable person; a wretch. [Obs.] --Shak.
3. A covetous, grasping, mean person; esp., one having
wealth, who lives miserably for the sake of saving and
increasing his hoard.
As some lone miser, visiting his store, Bends at his
treasure, counts, recounts it o'er. --Goldsmith.
4. A kind of large earth auger. --Knight.
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| | Definition: | | Seeing or dreaming that you are a miser indicates a low sense of self-worth. You may be limiting yourself and not recognizing your full potential and the resources that are available to you. |
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| | Related Terms: | | accumulator, bill collector, cheapskate, churl, collection agent, collector, connoisseur, curmudgeon, douanier, dunner, exciseman, farmer, gatherer, glutton, hog, magpie, muckworm, niggard, pack rat, penny pincher, pig, piker, pinchfist, pinchgut, pinchpenny, save-all, scrooge, Silas Marner, skin, skinflint, stiff, tax collector, tightwad |
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