miser
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“I’m a miser right now when it comes to what I’m spending at supermarkets,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
Dressed in ragged clothes, the Gloucester miser also chose to shun public transport to save his precious pennies.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2023
A new four-episode podcast aims to show how Ebenezer Scrooge became the miserable miser of the Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol,” focusing on themes of redemption, mercy, grace and compassion.
From Washington Times • Nov. 27, 2023
At an EPA-estimated 15 mpg in combined city/highway driving, the Ford is no fuel miser, but it’ll save you more at the pump than the Ram with its 12 mpg combined thirst.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2022
Mrs. March would not leave Beth’s side, but rested in the big chair, waking often to look at, touch, and brood over her child, like a miser over some recovered treasure.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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