: a mean grasping person
… a miser cackling over unexpected treasure …—
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especially
: one who is extremely stingy with money
a miser who inherited a fortune but lives in a shack
Examples of miser in a Sentence
the miser liked to sit and play with his money
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Rather than just a simple miser, this movie portrays Scrooge as more of a ruthless businessman who believes he’s justified in his actions, making the character more relatable and redemptive.
—Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Dec. 2025
And while those are all central elements of the story, most people forget that the transformation of the most famous miser in literary history, Ebenezer Scrooge, hinges on an incident with a young caroler that Scrooge recalls fairly early in the 1843 novella.
—Steve Palopoli, Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2025
Theater mainstay Geoff Elliot, who co-directs the show and who has traditionally played Scrooge, is rotating as the crackpot miser with actor Henry Lubatti at some performances.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
The classic Dickens story has seen its fair share of retellings over the years with its tale of an elderly miser visited by the ghost of his former business partner and the spirits of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
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Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Dec. 2025
And while those are all central elements of the story, most people forget that the transformation of the most famous miser in literary history, Ebenezer Scrooge, hinges on an incident with a young caroler that Scrooge recalls fairly early in the 1843 novella.
—Steve Palopoli, Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2025
Theater mainstay Geoff Elliot, who co-directs the show and who has traditionally played Scrooge, is rotating as the crackpot miser with actor Henry Lubatti at some performances.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
The classic Dickens story has seen its fair share of retellings over the years with its tale of an elderly miser visited by the ghost of his former business partner and the spirits of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for miser
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“Miser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miser. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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miser
noun
mi·ser
ˈmī-zər 
: a mean grasping person
especially
: one who lives poorly in order to store away money
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