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miser definition

mi·ser (mī′zər)

noun

  1. a greedy, stingy person who hoards money for its own sake, even at the expense of personal comfort
  2. Obsolete a miserable person; wretch

Etymology: L, wretched, unhappy, ill, worthless

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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