MISERS

Noun

misers

plural of miser

Anagrams

• misser, remiss

Proper noun

Misers

plural of Miser

Anagrams

• misser, remiss

Source: Wiktionary


MISER

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



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