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miser

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
miser/ˈmʌɪzə(r)/

▶noun a person who hoards wealth and spends very little.

– origin C15: from L., lit. ‘wretched’.

'miser' also found in these Oxford entries:

antonomasia - churl - miserable - miserere - miserly - misery - niggard - Scrooge - skinflint

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A miser
Harpagon; miser; cheapskate
miser:stingy :: loner:solitary

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