miser's
Belonging to Scrooge-types
Miser's is the possessive form of miser, a person who hoards wealth and spends as little as possible.
The word typically modifies things associated with extreme frugality: a miser's grip on the purse strings, the miser's hoard.
Dickens's Ebenezer Scrooge remains literature's most famous miser.
Extreme reluctance to spend
- thriftCareful use of resources
- parsimonyExcessive frugality with resources
- stinginessExcessive reluctance to spend
- cheapnessLow price quality
tightfisted · scrimping · economizing · belt-tightening · austerity · frugal living · bare minimum · cutting corners
Miserly, cold-hearted person
- curmudgeonIll-tempered, stubborn person
- skinflintStingy person
- tightwadStingy person, slang
- cheapskateStingy person
pinchpenny · niggard · hunks · churl · recluse · distrust · isolation · obsession
Hidden accumulated valuables
- stashHidden reserve
- cacheConcealed storage spot
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
accumulation · treasure · vault · coffers · strongbox · mattress money · nest egg · hidden wealth
Bag for personal items
- coin purseSmall pouch for coins
- ledgerFinancial record book
- account bookRecord of financial transactions
- money bagCurrency-holding pouch
penny-pinching
Extreme reluctance to spend
- thriftCareful use of resources
- parsimonyExcessive frugality with resources
- stinginessExcessive reluctance to spend
cheapness · tightfisted · scrimping · economizing · belt-tightening · austerity · frugal living · bare minimum · cutting corners · niggardliness
Scrooge
Miserly, cold-hearted person
- curmudgeonIll-tempered, stubborn person
- skinflintStingy person
- tightwadStingy person, slang
cheapskate · pinchpenny · niggard · hunks · churl · recluse · distrust · isolation · obsession · paranoia
hoard
Hidden accumulated valuables
stockpile · accumulation · treasure · vault · coffers · strongbox · mattress money · nest egg · hidden wealth · gold coins
purse
Bag for personal items
- coin purseSmall pouch for coins
- ledgerFinancial record book
- account bookRecord of financial transactions
- put out of one's miseryKill to end suffering
- put someone out of their miseryEnd suffering through death
- fail miserably
- putting someone out of their miseryEnding suffering through death
- misery pornContent glorifying suffering
- misery gutsHabitually gloomy person
miser, misers, miserly, miserliness, miserable, miserably, misery, miseries, commiserate