How to pronounce“miser”in English
IPA/ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)/
Syllablesmi·ser
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noun
A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.
“Scrooge was a typical miser: spending nothing he could save, nor enjoying his wealth.”
noun
A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch.
“[…] a poore virgin ſir, an il-fauor’d thing ſir, but mine owne, a poore humour of mine ſir, to take that that no man elſe will: rich honeſtie dwels like a miſer ſir, in a poore houſe, as your Pearle in your foule oyſter.”