Meaning

3 senses
  1. (derogatory)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.

    Geizhals, Geizkragen, Geiziger

    скря́гаskrjága, жа́динаžádina, скупе́цskupéc

  2. A kind of earth auger, typically large-bored and often hand-operated.

  3. (obsolete)A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch.

More definitions
  • a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)

Examples

19 sentences
  1. Tom is an old miser.

    Том старий скнара.

    deTom ist ein alter Geizhals.

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  2. It is true he is rich, but he is a miser.

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  3. He is a miser.

    Він скнара.

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  4. Don't be such a miser.

    Не будь таким скнарою.

    ruНе будь таким скрягой.

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  5. He's a miser.

    Він скнара.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
skinflint or scrooge:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
skinflint or scrooge:

Origin

From Middle English misser, from Late Latin miser (“wretched, unfortunate, unhappy, misera

From Middle English misser, from Late Latin miser (“wretched, unfortunate, unhappy, miserable, sick, ill, bad, worthless, etc.”).

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