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Person who is reluctant to spend
A miser /ˈmaɪzər/ is a person who is reluctant to spend money, sometimes to the point of forgoing even basic comforts and some necessities, in order to
Miser
17th century French comedy by Molière
The Miser (French: L'Avare; pronounced [lavaʁ]) is a five-act comedy in prose by the French playwright Molière. It was first performed on September 9
The_Miser
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Miser or miser in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A miser is a person who is reluctant to spend money. Miser may also refer to: The Miser, a 1668
Miser_(disambiguation)
Painting by Hieronymus Bosch
Death and the Miser (also known as Death of the Usurer) is a Northern Renaissance painting produced between 1490 and 1516 by the Dutch artist Hieronymus
Death_and_the_Miser
1974 stop-motion television special
Miser and Heat Miser to her, and forcefully persuades her sons to reach a compromise where Heat Miser will let it snow in South Town and Snow Miser will
The Year Without a Santa Claus
The_Year_Without_a_Santa_Claus
German development aid organisation of the Catholic Church
Misereor is a German development aid organisation of the Catholic Church. Its full name is Bischöfliches Hilfswerk Misereor (Bishops' aid agency). The
Misereor
2008 TV special
A Miser Brothers' Christmas is a 2008 Christmas stop motion special that is also a spin-off of the 1974 Rankin/Bass special The Year Without a Santa Claus
A_Miser_Brothers'_Christmas
Psychological problem-solving tendency
In psychology, the human mind is considered to be a cognitive miser due to the tendency of humans to think and solve problems in simpler and less effortful
Cognitive_miser
American human cannonball and performer
Peru, Indiana native Brian Miser, also known as The Human Fuse, is a self-taught human cannonball. Featured on the 14th season of America's Got Talent
Brian_Miser
American rapper
the stage name Pete Miser, is an American Hip Hop rapper and producer living in New York City. Originally from Portland, Oregon, Miser is involved in the
Pete_Miser
Species of gastropod
Anachis miser is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Subspecies Anachis miser miser (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844) Anachis miser nigromaculata
Anachis_miser
American geologist
Hugh Dinsmore Miser (December 18, 1884 – August 1, 1969) was an American geologist who had a long and distinguished career with the United States Geological
Hugh_Miser
Species of plant
Astragalus miser, the timber milkvetch, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. A perennial, it is native to western North America, except
Astragalus_miser
Plant
Penstemon miser, commonly known as golden-tongue beardtongue or Malheur penstemon, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the Plantaginaceae family
Penstemon_miser
Swedish death metal band
Miseration is a Swedish death metal band formed in 2006. Their lyrics primarily deal with themes of inner struggles and religious conflict.[citation needed]
Miseration
17th-century philanthropist
Yossele the Holy Miser was a Jew who lived in the Kazimierz Jewish quarter of Kraków in the 17th century. His apparent stinginess but hidden generosity
Yossele_the_Holy_Miser
1911 film by D. W. Griffith
The Miser's Heart is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith for the Biograph Company. It stars Ynez Seabury as a child who
The_Miser's_Heart
Magic routine
Miser's Dream is a magic routine where the magician produces coins from the air (and often other places) and drops them into a receptacle they are holding
Miser's_Dream
The Miser is an epithet for the following people: John Elwes (politician) (1714–1789), British MP and noted eccentric, suggested as an inspiration of
List of people known as the Miser
List_of_people_known_as_the_Miser
List of large explosions
Throw ANFO 620 short tons (560 t) White Sands Missile Range 6 October 1976 Misers Bluff Phase II ANFO 1 & 6-simultaneous tests × 120 short tons (110 t) Planet
Largest artificial non-nuclear explosions
Largest_artificial_non-nuclear_explosions
1899 British film
The Miser's Doom is an 1899 British short film directed by Walter R. Booth. The film seems to be a lost film. A miser is haunted by the ghost of one of
The_Miser's_Doom
American professional wrestler and the father of Randy Savage
wrestled as "the Masked Miser" (an in-joke about Poffo's real life extreme frugality with money) and managed other wrestlers as "the Miser". He became a villainous
Angelo_Poffo
Historical novel, 1842
The Miser's Daughter is a novel by William Harrison Ainsworth serially published in 1842. It is a historical romance that describes a young man pursuing
The_Miser's_Daughter
Species of beetle
Caelostomus miser Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Clade: Pancrustacea Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Suborder: Adephaga
Caelostomus_miser
Species of flowering plant
Erigeron miser is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names starved daisy or starved fleabane. It is endemic to
Erigeron_miser
1990 Italian film
The Miser (Italian: L'avaro) is a 1990 Italian comedy film directed by Tonino Cervi. It is a loose adaptation of Molière's comedy The Miser. The rich
The_Miser_(1990_film)
1915 film
The Miser's Legacy is a 1915 American drama film featuring Harry Carey. Gertrude Bambrick Harry Carey as Jackson, The Crook Claire McDowell Charles West
The_Miser's_Legacy
American actor (1922–2016)
and as the voice of Heat Miser in the American Christmas television specials The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) and A Miser Brothers' Christmas (2008)
George_S._Irving
1733 play
The Miser is a 1733 comedy play by the British writer Henry Fielding. It is an English-language adaptation of Molière's The Miser. It was a success, running
The_Miser_(Fielding_play)
Personification of Earth's environment
Nature appears in the 2008 sequel A Miser Brothers' Christmas voiced by Patricia Hamilton. Besides Heat Miser and Snow Miser, she is also shown to be the mother
Mother_Nature
Musical artist
joining Merrymouth, Barry was a co-founder member of the band The Misers. The Misers (Fronted by Neil Ivison and Barry) were an Americana band, based in
Adam_Barry
18th century English miser
notorious English miser whose life was documented soon after his death and continued in print over the following century. The miser Daniel Dancer was
Daniel_Dancer
1843 novella by Charles Dickens
illustrated by John Leech. It recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley
A_Christmas_Carol
British politician, eccentric and miser (1714–1789)
parliament (MP) in Great Britain for Berkshire (1772–1784) and an eccentric miser, suggested to be an inspiration for the character of Ebenezer Scrooge in
John_Elwes_(politician)
Species of butterfly
Dalla miser is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Peru. Dalla at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms v
Dalla_miser
English miser and litigator (1722–1812)
speech, and her hidden riches, leading her to be nicknamed the Carlisle Miser. She was kind to her horses and dogs. In spite of her reclusive lifestyle
Margery_Jackson
French playwright and actor (1622–1673)
Husband) was little appreciated, but success returned with L'Avare (The Miser), now very well known. With Lully, he again used music for Monsieur de Pourceaugnac
Molière
Numerical technique
effective, as shown on the illustration. The popular MISER routine implements a similar algorithm. The MISER algorithm is based on recursive stratified sampling
Monte_Carlo_integration
Canadian media monitoring company
Agility PR Solutions (formerly MediaMiser ) is a Canadian provider of media relations, media monitoring and intelligence software and professional services
Agility_PR_Solutions
English financier (1701–1798)
(possibly Jennings) (1701–1798), also known as William the Miser, William the Rich, and The Miser of Acton, was a reclusive financier who lived at Acton Place
William_Jennens
British role-playing game fanzine
Miser's Hoard was a British zine published in the 1980s that focussed on fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons. Miser's Hoard was a fanzine
Miser's_Hoard_(zine)
2006 television film by Ron Underwood
annual Winter Festival, and in their dealings with the jealous, competitive Miser Brothers, who refuse to compromise long enough to permit a Christmas snow
The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006 film)
The_Year_Without_a_Santa_Claus_(2006_film)
Japanese yōkai
woman eats. In many stories, the soon-to-be futakuchi-onna is a wife of a miser and rarely eats. To counteract this, a second mouth mysteriously appears
Futakuchi-onna
Species of fruit and plant
Rubus miser is a Mesoamerican species of bramble. It forms an arching shrub with curved prickles. The leaves are compound with three thick, leathery leaflets
Rubus_miser
Aesop's fable
The Miser and his Gold (or Treasure) is one of Aesop's Fables that deals directly with human weaknesses, in this case the wrong use of possessions. Since
The_Miser_and_his_Gold
1980 French film
The English title of the film is The Miser. It is an adaptation of Molière's famous comedy L'Avare (The Miser). De Funès tried to draw out the unhappy
L'Avare_(film)
Latin poem by Catullus
Roman poet Gaius Valerius Catullus (c. 84–c. 54 BCE), known by its incipit, Miser Catulle. It is written in choliambic metre. The speaker, somewhat vainly
Catullus_8
American hip hop band
group that formed in 1992 and is currently based in Portland, Oregon. Pete Miser met drummer Talbot Guthrie and together they formed what originally was
Five_Fingers_of_Funk
Swedish melodic death metal band
Jani Stefanovic (Miseration, Divinefire, Essence of Sorrow). Their final lineup consisted of vocalist Christian Älvestam (Miseration, ex-Scar Symmetry)
Solution_.45
4th episode of the 9th series of Dad's Army
"The Miser's Hoard" is the fourth episode of the ninth and final series of the British comedy series Dad's Army. It was originally transmitted on 23 October
The_Miser's_Hoard
American lawyer (1847–1925)
Ada Harriet Miser Kepley (February 11, 1847 – June 13, 1925) was the first American woman to graduate from law school. She graduated in 1870 with a law
Ada_Kepley
Painting by Hieronymus Bosch
which has more or less retained its full length, is the Death and the Miser, now in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. The two panels together
Ship_of_Fools_(painting)
1914 French film
Les Misères de l'aiguille or Miseries of the Needle is an anarchist and feminist film released in 1914, directed by Raphaël Clamour [fr] and produced
Les_Misères_de_l'aiguille
2023 film by Vipul Mehta
February 2023. "Kanjoos Makhichoos trailer: Kunal Kemmu turns annoying miser, Raju Srivastav's final appearance leaves fans emotional". DNA India. Archived
Kanjoos_Makhichoos
Species of beetle
Urgleptes miser is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1863. Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae
Urgleptes_miser
1908 French film
The Miser (French: L'Avare) is a 1908 French short silent film directed by Georges Méliès. The miser character in the film is probably Harpagon, from Molière's
The_Miser_(1908_film)
1970 Christmas TV special
by Rooney), Mrs. Claus (voiced by Shirley Booth), Snow Miser (voiced by Dick Shawn), Heat Miser (voiced by George S. Irving), and Mother Nature (voiced
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (TV special)
Santa_Claus_Is_Comin'_to_Town_(TV_special)
1993 British film
when the woman's husband decides to rob the miser. Using a ladder, the greedy man climbs up into the miser's house, kills him by throwing him out the window
The Village (animated short film)
The_Village_(animated_short_film)
1910 American film
The Miser's Child is a 1910 American silent film produced by Kalem Company and directed by Sidney Olcott. The film was shot in Jacksonville, Florida.
The_Miser's_Child
English comedian and actor (born 1968)
various celebrity guests. In 2017, he made his stage debut in Molière's The Miser. In 2018, Mack appeared in the Doctor Who episode "Kerblam!". In June 2020
Lee_Mack
1633 series of etchings by Jacques Callot
Les Grandes Misères de la guerre (French: [lɛ ɡʁɑ̃d mizɛʁ də la ɡɛʁ]; English: The Great Miseries of War or The Miseries and Misfortunes of War) are a
Les Grandes Misères de la guerre
Les_Grandes_Misères_de_la_guerre
Novel by Honoré de Balzac
Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes, translated variously as The Splendors and Miseries of Courtesans, A Harlot High and Low, or as Lost Souls, is an
Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes
Splendeurs_et_misères_des_courtisanes
English moneylender (1800–1883)
landlord, and moneylender, whose behaviour led to his reputation as a miser. By hard work and self-denial, Turner rose from being a smallholder's son
John_Turner_(miser)
1770 opera by André Grétry
Les deux avares (French pronunciation: [le døz‿avaʁ]; "The Two Misers") is an opéra bouffon in two acts written by André Grétry at age 27 in 1770 to a
Les_deux_avares
American financial services company
2010-10-23. "EnergyMiser for Vending Machines Cuts Energy Costs, CO2". GoodCleanTech. 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2010-10-23. "EnergyMiser, A 'Hot Green' Product
Cantaloupe,_Inc.
Painting by a follower of Hieronymus Bosch
pieces attributed to Hieronymous Bosch, Saint Jerome and Death and the Miser. He determined that the under drawings of the three paintings are different
Christ Carrying the Cross (Bosch, Ghent)
Christ_Carrying_the_Cross_(Bosch,_Ghent)
Works based on Charles Dickens's 1843 novella
author's best-known works. It is the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a greedy miser who hates Christmas but who is transformed into a caring, kindly person
Adaptations of A Christmas Carol
Adaptations_of_A_Christmas_Carol
Jewish prankster (1757–1811)
Hershel of Ostropol (Yiddish: הערשעלע אסטראפאלער, romanized: Hershele Ostropoler, Little Hersh of Ostropol; 1757–1811) is a prominent figure in Jewish
Hershel_of_Ostropol
Topics referred to by the same term
Kentucky, previously known as Cheap Cheapskate Cheep (disambiguation) Miser This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Cheap
Cheap
English miser, eccentric and kleptomaniac
Jane, Lady Peat (c.1751—26 November 1842) was an English miser, eccentric and kleptomaniac, and the estranged wife of Sir Robert Peat. Born Jane Smith
Jane_Peat
Canadian singer and songwriter (born 1970)
Like It, Bartholomew Fair, Coriolanus, Cymbeline, Hamlet, Macbeth, and The Miser. In February 2010, Page and the Art of Time Ensemble released A Singer Must
Steven_Page
American financier (1834–1916)
United States economy. Nonetheless, she was seen in her widowhood as an odd miser all in black, sometimes referred to sensationally as the "Witch of Wall
Hetty_Green
1857 satirical novel by Herman Melville
soldier and to the miser, after reporting to the miser that he just saw the man in the cap debark. The Missourian, Pitch, warns the miser that the medicine
The_Confidence-Man
1977 American-Japanese Christmas TV special
by Rooney), Mrs. Claus (voiced by Shirley Booth), Snow Miser (voiced by Dick Shawn), Heat Miser (voiced by George S. Irving), and Mother Nature (voiced
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
Nestor,_the_Long-Eared_Christmas_Donkey
Geologic formation in Arkansas and Oklahoma, United States
1918 as part of a study by U.S. Geological Survey geologist Hugh Dinsmore Miser. Caryocaris C. wrighti Cryptograptus C. antennarius Didymograptus D. caduceus
Mazarn_Shale
British director, writer, comedian and actor (born 1964)
Theatre. He directed his and Phil Porter's adaptation of Molière's The Miser starring Griff Rhys Jones, Lee Mack and Mathew Horne at the Garrick Theatre
Sean_Foley_(director)
1969 Christmas television special
by Rooney), Mrs. Claus (voiced by Shirley Booth), Snow Miser (voiced by Dick Shawn), Heat Miser (voiced by George S. Irving), and Mother Nature (voiced
Frosty the Snowman (TV special)
Frosty_the_Snowman_(TV_special)
Topics referred to by the same term
Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Piker may refer to type of persons like a Miser, Pikey or Vagrant. It may also refer to: Hasan Piker (born 1991), American
Piker
American actor
2025-11-17 – via Newspapers.com. De Coursey, John (1997-05-02). "Modernized 'Miser' makes a sad stab at comedy". North County Times. p. 95. Retrieved 2025-11-17
Adam_Daniel
American actress (born 1976)
Burn Notice for the fifth and sixth seasons. Her stage credits include The Miser, Murder on the Nile, Lion in Winter, and Lounge Act. Stamile married writer
Lauren_Stamile
1994 studio album by Massive Attack
classical-influenced electronica instrumentals ("Weather Storm" and "Heat Miser"). The album follows Blue Lines structurally, to the point that the font
Protection (Massive Attack album)
Protection_(Massive_Attack_album)
2021 Indian film
This film was premiered on SonyLiv on 27 August 2021. The story is about a miser whose rich in-laws are stuck at his home during the initial COVID-19 lockdown
Vivaha_Bhojanambu_(2021_film)
Turkish actor (born 1984)
2011 Fireface: Marius von Mayenburg - Siyah Beyaz ve Renkli - 2010 The Miser: Molière - Kent Oyuncuları - 2009 "Salih Bademci İmer Özgün evlendi". Hürriyet
Salih_Bademci
Painting by Hieronymus Bosch
Ship of Fools, which formed the upper left panel, and the Death and the Miser, which was the right panel; The Wayfarer was painted on the right panel
Allegory_of_Intemperance
Fictional character in A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens's 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. Initially a cold-hearted miser who despises Christmas, his redemption by visits from the ghost of Jacob
Ebenezer_Scrooge
2015 Finnish film
Ricky Rapper and the Miser of Seville (Finnish: Risto Räppääjä ja Sevillan saituri) is a Finnish musical film directed by Timo Koivusalo, released on
Ricky Rapper and the Miser from Seville
Ricky_Rapper_and_the_Miser_from_Seville
Painting by Hieronymus Bosch
of the 16th century. The style is somewhat similar to his Death of the Miser. "Hieronymus Bosch: Death of the Reprobate". ABC Gallery. 9 August 2015
Death_of_the_Reprobate
1976 American Christmas TV special
by Rooney), Mrs. Claus (voiced by Shirley Booth), Snow Miser (voiced by Dick Shawn), Heat Miser (voiced by George S. Irving), and Mother Nature (voiced
Frosty's_Winter_Wonderland
2007 Indian film by Priyadarshan
Talsania as Assistant Sub Inspector Subhash Anandrao Dongre (Mama), Maru’s miser Maternal uncle Tareena Patel as Kanika Bose Ajay Purkar as Ordinary Goon
Dhol_(film)
2002 film
Dead Man's Hand (French: Petites misères) is a 2002 Luxembourgish drama film directed by Laurent Brandenburger and Philippe Boon. It was selected as the
Dead_Man's_Hand_(2002_film)
American comedic entertainer (1894–1974)
genre. Benny, with self-deprecating humor, portrayed himself as a vain miser who obliviously played his violin badly and perpetually claimed to be 39
Jack_Benny
British miser
John Camden Neild (1780–1852) was an English miser. Neild, son of James Neild, prison reformer, was probably born in St. James's Street, London, about
John_Camden_Neild
Roman comic playwright (c. 254 – 184 BC)
greatest figures in literature, including Shakespeare and Molière (The Miser is partly modeled after Plautus's Aulularia). Not much is known about Plautus's
Plautus
1844 play adaption of A Christmas Carol
already appeared on the London stage, including A Christmas Carol, or, the Miser's Warning! by C. Z. Barnett, which had opened at the Surrey Theatre in February
A Christmas Carol; or, Past, Present, and Future
A_Christmas_Carol;_or,_Past,_Present,_and_Future
American actor and puppeteer (born 1950)
(Playwrights' Horizon) Pinocchio as Fire Eater (Marionette Theater) The Miser as Cleante (Greenwich Mews) Le Bourgeois gentilhomme as Dancing Master Restoration
Jonathan_Freeman_(actor)
1977 Easter TV special
by Rooney), Mrs. Claus (voiced by Shirley Booth), Snow Miser (voiced by Dick Shawn), Heat Miser (voiced by George S. Irving), and Mother Nature (voiced
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
The_Easter_Bunny_Is_Comin'_to_Town
Fictional character by Charles Dickens
novella A Christmas Carol. The Ghost is one of three spirits that appear to miser Ebenezer Scrooge to offer him a chance of redemption. Following a visit
Ghost_of_Christmas_Past
The Man and the Lion The Man with two Mistresses The Mischievous Dog The Miser and his Gold Momus criticizes the creations of the gods The Moon and her
List_of_Aesop's_Fables
English actress (b. 1947)
drama, Holby City and played Marguerita in the stage production of The Miser. 2011 saw Blakley appear in two films: Late Bloomers as 'The Grey Panther'
Lin_Blakley
energy-efficient lamp. He led the development of the Watt Miser (marketed as the F-40 Watt Miser), which was released in 1973. In 1976, he invented the first
Edward_E._Hammer
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