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
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
