miser
(noun) a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
miser (plural misers)
(pejorative) A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.
A kind of earth auger, typically large-bored and often hand-operated.
• See miser
• spendthrift
• IMers, Mires, Reims, Rimes, emirs, mires, reims, reism, remis, riems, rimes
Miser (plural Misers)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Miser is the 20172nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1322 individuals. Miser is most common among White (85.25%) individuals.
• IMers, Mires, Reims, Rimes, emirs, mires, reims, reism, remis, riems, rimes
Source: Wiktionary
Mi"ser, n. Etym: [L. miser wretched, miserable; cf. Gr. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
