miser

ˈmaɪzər
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Translation of miser into German

Noun

money hoarder

person who hoards money and avoids spending it
Geizhals mGeizkragen mPfennigfuchser
  • The miser refused to buy new shoes.Der Geizhals weigerte sich, neue Schuhe zu kaufen.
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Synonyms and analogies of miser in English

Examples of miser in a sentence

  • Neighbours called him a miser for refusing communal repairs.

Translations of "miser" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
derGeizhalsnm.

The old miser hoarded gold coins in jars throughout his dusty attic.

Der alte Geizhals hortete Goldmünzen in Gläsern in seinem staubigen Dachboden.

Living like a miser, he collected dust while his bank account flourished.

Er lebte wie ein Geizhals, sammelte Staub, während sein Bankkonto florierte.

derGeizkragennm.

I've been hoarding pennies like a miser here in order to...

Aber ich habe hier Pfennige wie ein Geizkragen gehamstert im Auftrag von...

It's okay if the miser doesn't want to pay.

Ist schon gut, wenn der Geizkragen nicht zahlen will.

Geizigenn.

The next afternoon the three of them were standing in front of the miser's mansion.

Am nächsten Tag standen die drei vor dem Haus des Geizigen.

Where is the man who would not be angry with a miser for the sake of what is good?

Wo aber ist der Mensch, der gegenüber einem Geizigen nicht zornig wird des Guten wegen?!

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Other translations for miser:

  • Knausern.
  • Schatzbildnern.
  • Knickernm.

miser: Examples and translations in context

Living next door to a miser, I often heard him grumble about expenses.

Der Geizhals von nebenan ließ häufig seine Beschwerden über die Ausgaben hören.

As for the old miser, I'm already considering fracture.

Mit dem alten Geizhals, da werde ich schon Fraktur reden.

Now when you become miser, that is a diseased condition.

Wenn du zum Geizhals wirst, ist das ein krankhafter Zustand.

An encounter with the miser taught me that money cannot buy true happiness.

Eine Begegnung mit dem Geizhals lehrte mich, dass Geld wahres Glück nicht kaufen kann.

Her father was a miser who stockpiled money but rarely enjoyed his life.

Ihr Vater war ein Geizhals, der Geld hortete, aber selten sein Leben genoss.

No one wanted to befriend the miser, who always counted his pennies.

Niemand wollte mit dem Geizhals befreundet sein, der immer seine Pfennige zählte.

She called him a miser because he never shared his wealth with his family.

Sie nannte ihn einen Geizhals, weil er seinen Reichtum nie mit seiner Familie teilte.

Only a true miser hides a resource he'll never need.

Nur ein Geizhals versteckt, was er nie brauchen wird.

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