miser
noun
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
misers
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pluralof miser.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For one thing, people are cognitive misers and it’s more efficient to adhere to pre-existing beliefs.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 25, 2021
Jon Clinch has revived the life behind the famous ghost in a prequel that fleshes out the early relationship between the two old misers in “A Christmas Carol.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 22, 2019
Fuel misers will choose the 20d, a 4-cylinder turbocharged diesel that the Environmental Protection Agency rates at an average of 36 miles per gallon.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2017
How do we prepare them for a world where people are proud to be stupid misers who adhere to no moral code?
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2017
The account given by the Lar of the successive generations of misers, is also well imagined, as it convinces us that Euclio was a genuine miser, and of the true breed.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by John Dunlop
