miser
noun/ˈmaɪzə(r)/
/ˈmaɪzər/
(disapproving)- a person who loves money and hates spending itTopics Personal qualitiesc2Word Originlate 15th cent. (as an adjective in the sense ‘miserly’): from Latin, literally ‘wretched’.
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