hoard as a miser

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• 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

• hoard´er — hoard «hrd, hohrd», verb, noun. –v.t. to save and store away: »The squirrel hoarded nuts for the winter. The miser hoarded his money. SYNONYM(S): treasure, amass, accumulate. –v.i. to save and store away money, goods, etc. –n. what is saved and… …   Useful english dictionary

• miser — /muy zeuhr/, n. 1. a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money. 2. a stingy, avaricious person. 3. Obs. a wretched or unhappy person. [1535 45; < L: wretched] Syn. 2. skinflint, tightwad, pinchpenny. * * * …   Universalium

• miser — I. /ˈmaɪzə / (say muyzuh) noun 1. someone who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money. 2. a niggardly, avaricious person. 3. Obsolete a wretched or unhappy person. {Latin: wretched, unhappy, sick, bad} II. /ˈmaɪzə / (say… …  

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• κινάθισμα — hoard as a miser neut nom/voc/acc sg …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

• treasure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hoard, store; wealth, riches. v. value, prize, cherish, appreciate; remember. See money, goodness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. richness, riches, store, cache, hoard, find, abundance, reserve, nest egg,… …   English dictionary for students

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