Dictionary
mi•ser
(mī'z
ur),
—
n.
1. a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
2. a stingy, avaricious person.
3. Obs.a wretched or unhappy person.
Miser, The
(French,
L'Avare),
a comedy (1668) by Molière.
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