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Miser

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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a term originally meaning (as in Latin) miserable or wretched, but now used for an avaricious person who hoards up money and who spends the smallest possible sum on necessities.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Miser'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​m/miser.html. 1910.
 
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