miser

noun
[L24378]

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • singular : miser
  • plural : misers

Senses

  • a person who is reluctant to spend, sometimes to the point of forgoing even basic comforts and some necessities, in order to hoard money or other possessions

    • 1894: And who are they, these misers?
    [The Miser]