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Definition of miser noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

miser

noun

/ˈmaɪzə(r)/

/ˈmaɪzər/

(disapproving)

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a person who loves money and hates spending itTopics Personal qualitiesc2
Word Originlate 15th cent. (as an adjective in the sense ‘miserly’): from Latin, literally ‘wretched’.

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