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a mean grasping person who is usually stingy with money the miser liked to sit and play with his money

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Recent Examples of miser The Bay Area’s relationship with the infamous miser Scrooge is undergoing some shifts. David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024 Rather than just a simple miser, this movie portrays Scrooge as more of a ruthless businessman who believes he’s justified in his actions, making the character more relatable and redemptive. Janey Tracey, EW.com, 29 Nov. 2024 So why is she remembered only as the world’s greatest miser? Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2024 Major storms could surface if one partner is a spendthrift and the other is a miser. Bruce Helmer and Peg Webb, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for miser
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Noun
  • The Pat McAfee Show is the purest manifestation of the skinflint era of ESPN.
    Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2024
  • So is the criticism not about his being a skinflint, but something else annoying—a fussbudget, a gadfly?
    A.E. Stallings, The New York Review of Books, 17 Aug. 2023
Noun
  • Your customers can be tightwads or spendthrifts, and your products may be oriented to one or the other.
    Roger Dooley, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • But come Sunday, the tightwad could still walk away with the trophy.
    Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2022
Noun
  • The hottest gift this holiday season may be the Disney Duo Bundle — especially among the cheapskates in your life.
    Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The best choice for total cheapskates Maybe listening to a football game isn’t ideal.
    Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024

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“Miser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miser. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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