Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A covetous, grasping, person devoted to saving and hoarding wealth. 2. (n.) A wretched person; a person afflicted by any great misfortune. 3. (n.) A despicable person; a wretch. 4. (n.) A kind of large earth auger.

Multi-Version Concordance Miser (2 Occurrences) Isaiah 32:5 A fool is no more called 'noble,' And to a miser it is not said, 'rich;' (YLT) Isaiah 32:7 And the miser -- his instruments 'are' evil, He hath counselled wicked devices, To corrupt the poor with lying sayings, Even when the needy speaketh justly. (YLT)