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• miser — [ mize ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1669; de mise 1 ♦ Déposer, mettre (un enjeu). ⇒ blinder, 2. caver, jouer, parier, 2. ponter. Miser dix francs. Miser tout sur le rouge, à la roulette. 2 ♦ Absolt Miser sur un cheval, aux courses. Fig. Miser… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• miser — (n.) 1540s, miserable person, wretch, from L. miser (adj.) unhappy, wretched, pitiable, in distress, of unknown origin. Original sense now obsolete; main modern meaning of money hoarding person recorded 1560s, from presumed unhappiness of such… …   Etymology dictionary

• Miser — Mi ser (m[imac] z[ e]r), n. [L. miser wretched, miserable; cf. Gr. mi^sos hate, misei^n to hate: cf. It. & Sp. misero wretched, avaricious.] [1913 Webster] 1. A wretched person; a person afflicted by any great misfortune. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• miser — mi‧ser [ˈmaɪzə ǁ ər] noun [countable] a person, organization, country etc that hates spending money: • This country is a miser when it comes to research and development spending in engineering. miserly adjective : • Teachers complain they already …   Financial and business terms

• Miser sur le mauvais cheval — ● Miser sur le mauvais cheval parier sur quelqu un qui vous conduit à l échec …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• miser — [n] person who hoards money, possessions cheapskate*, churl, harpy*, hoarder, moneygrubber*, penny pincher*, pinchfist*, pinchpenny*, Scrooge*, stiff*, tightwad*; concepts 348,412,423 Ant. spender, spendthrift, waster, wastrel …   New thesaurus

• miser — ► NOUN ▪ a person who hoards wealth and spends as little as possible. ORIGIN from Latin, wretched …   English terms dictionary

• miser — [mī′zər] n. [L, wretched, unhappy, ill, worthless] 1. a greedy, stingy person who hoards money for its own sake, even at the expense of personal comfort 2. Obs. a miserable person; wretch …   English World dictionary

• Miser — This article is about parsimonious people. For other uses, see Miser (disambiguation). Miser by Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia A miser, cheapskate, snipe snout, penny pincher, piker, scrooge, skinflint or tightwad is a person who is reluctant …   Wikipedia

• Miser (disambiguation) — A miser is a person who hoards money. The word may also refer to: The Miser, a play by Molière The Miser, a comic opera by Vasily Pashkevich based on Molière s play Pete Miser, stage name of Peter Ho, an Asian American hip hop rapper and producer …   Wikipedia

• MISER — v. tr. Faire une mise, mettre un enjeu. Miser cent francs. Il s’emploie aussi intransitivement. Sur quoi avez vous misé? En termes de Jeu, Miser sur les deux tableaux, Mettre un enjeu sur les deux tableaux. Il se dit surtout au figuré pour… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)