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| Main Entry: | miser |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who hoards money, possessions |
| Synonyms: | Scrooge*, churl, harpy*, stiff*, tightwad*, cheapskate, hoarder, moneygrubber, penny-pincher, pinchfist, pinchpenny |
| Antonyms: | spendthrift, waster, wastrel, spender |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | churl |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rude and ill-bred, a boor; person overly concerned with saving money |
| Synonyms: | beast, clodhopper*, miser, oaf, peasant, provincial, rustic, tightwad, yokel, chuff, mucker, niggard |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | Scrooge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | skinflint |
| Synonyms: | meanie, misanthrope, miser, tightwad, cheapskate, misanthropist, moneygrubber, niggard, penny-pincher |
| Main Entry: | skinflint |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cheapskate |
| Synonyms: | Scrooge*, miser, tightwad, hoarder, moneygrubber, penny-pincher, pinchfist, pinchpenny |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | penny pincher |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stingy person |
| Synonyms: | miser, scrooge, skinflint, tightwad, cheapskate, cheese-parer, moneygrubber, pinchpenny |
| Antonyms: | philanthropist, spendthrift |
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