: a mean grasping person a miser cackling over unexpected treasure— R. T. Peterson especially : one who is extremely stingy with money a miser who inherited a fortune but lives in a shanty.

What does it mean if someone calls you a miser?

A miser is someone who hoards his or her own wealth and doesn't share or spend any of it. ... To be a miser, your impulse to hoard means you won't even indulge yourself by spending money for fear of depleting your stash.

What is an example of miser?

Someone who lives very meagerly and never spends money is an example of a miser. ... (pejorative) A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious. Ebenezer Scrooge was a stereotypical miser, he spent nothing he could save; neither giving to charity nor enjoying his wealth.