Synonyms for miser
All synonyms
Noun
scrooge, tightwad informal, penny pincher, magpie, scrimp, economist, cheap skate, skinflint, niggard, muckworm, pinchfist, nip-cheese, piker, pinchpenny, penny-father dated, curmudgeon dated, churl dated, nipfarthing dated
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.
Scrooge was a typical miser: spending nothing he could save, nor enjoying his wealth.
Forms
- Plural
- misers → scrooges, tightwads, magpies, scrimps…
Example sentences
- scrooge Scrooge was not much in the habit of cracking jokes.
- magpie It's not a raven, a crow, nor a magpie. It's a rook.
- scrimp The group had to scrimp, connive, and hustle in order to get by.
- economist The economist anticipated a prolonged depression.
- skinflint That skinflint, he never offers to pay!
By length
- 5 letters
- piker2, churl
- 6 letters
- magpie2, scrimp1
- 7 letters
- scrooge1, niggard2
- 8 letters
- tightwad2, muckworm
- 9 letters
- economist4, skinflint2, pinchfist
- 10 letters
- curmudgeon3, pinchpenny
- 11 letters
- nipfarthing
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (piker2 = 2 syllables).