miser
/ˈmaɪzə(r)/noun
उच्चारण माइज़र
कंजूस, सूम
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Asked in previous papers
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SSC Exams before 2018- 1
[C] disapproving
a person who loves money and hates spending it
कंजूस, सूम
- The old miser kept his gold under the bed and ate dry bread.
- The miser counted his coins every night and gave nothing to charity.
- The miser would not even buy a lamp to light his house.
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- People called him a miser because he never gave anything to the poor.
- In the story, the miser lost his money because he hid it so well.
Synonyms skinflint penny-pincher hoarder
Opposite spendthrift philanthropist
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a miser (countable noun)
Miser names a person, so it is countable and takes a or the. It is always disapproving; nobody calls themselves a miser with pride.
'Miser' व्यक्ति का नाम है, इसलिए यह गणनीय है और इसके साथ a या the आता है। यह हमेशा निंदा का शब्द है।
- Old Mr Gupta is a miser who never buys himself a new shirt.
- The miser counted his coins every night.
miser vs miserly (adjective)
Miser is the noun for the person. The adjective is miserly, and it describes the person or the behaviour, as in a miserly attitude.
'Miser' व्यक्ति के लिए संज्ञा है। विशेषण 'miserly' है, जो व्यक्ति या व्यवहार का वर्णन करता है।
- He is too miserly to give even a rupee to charity.
miser + with / over + noun
Use with or over to say what a person is stingy about, but the adjective miserly is usually followed by with.
यह बताने के लिए कि कोई किस विषय में कंजूस है, with या over आता है; विशेषण 'miserly' के बाद प्रायः 'with' आता है।
- He is miserly with his praise, and students rarely hear a kind word.
miser (character in literature)
Miser is a well-known type of character in stories and plays, often shown hiding money and distrusting everyone.
कहानियों और नाटकों में 'miser' एक प्रसिद्ध पात्र-प्रकार है, जो धन छिपाता और सब पर अविश्वास करता है।
- Scrooge is the best-known miser in English fiction.
+Collocations 4
adjective + miser
oldrichnotorioustypicalgreedy
- The rich miser lived in a broken house to save money.
verb + miser
call someone abehave like aturn into alive like a
- He lives like a miser although he earns a good salary.
miser + noun / phrase
miser's goldmiser's hoardmiser's habit
- The thieves found the miser's hoard under the floor.
miserly + noun
old manattitudeportionssalaryspirit
- The hostel served miserly portions of rice.
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- The shopkeeper was such a miser that he never switched on a second light.
वह दुकानदार इतना कंजूस था कि उसने कभी दूसरी बत्ती नहीं जलाई।
- A miser saves money but loses the joy of living.
कंजूस धन बचाता है, पर जीवन का आनंद खो देता है।
- In the story, the miser buried his gold in the garden.
कहानी में कंजूस ने अपना सोना बगीचे में गाड़ दिया।
- Do not be a miser with your smiles, Radhika.
राधिका, अपनी मुस्कान देने में कंजूसी मत करो।
- People called him a miser, but he quietly paid for many poor children's books.
लोग उसे कंजूस कहते थे, पर वह चुपचाप कई गरीब बच्चों की पुस्तकों का खर्च उठाता था।
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✗ He is a very miser person.
✓ He is a very miserly person.
Miser is a noun; use the adjective miserly before person.
'Miser' संज्ञा है; person से पहले विशेषण 'miserly' आता है।
✗ My uncle is miser.
✓ My uncle is a miser.
A singular countable noun needs an article.
एकवचन गणनीय संज्ञा से पहले article आवश्यक है।
✗ The miserable man never spends money.
✓ The miserly man never spends money.
Miserable means very unhappy; miserly means unwilling to spend. They are look-alike words.
'Miserable' का अर्थ बहुत दुखी है और 'miserly' का अर्थ खर्च न करने वाला है। दोनों देखने में मिलते हैं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe people who dislike spending, but with different shades of blame.
ये शब्द खर्च से बचने वाले लोगों के लिए हैं, पर निंदा की मात्रा अलग है।
A person who loves hoarding money and hates spending it, usually a strong insult.
धन जमा करने से प्रेम और खर्च से घृणा करने वाला व्यक्ति; प्रायः कड़ी निंदा।
- The miser never paid his servants on time.
Informal and humorous word for a very mean person.
बहुत कंजूस व्यक्ति के लिए अनौपचारिक और हास्यपूर्ण शब्द।
- Don't be a skinflint; buy her a gift.
Someone who collects and keeps things, not only money.
वह जो केवल धन ही नहीं, चीज़ें भी जमा करके रखता है।
- He is a hoarder of old newspapers.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Do not confuse with misery (great suffering) or miserable (very unhappy).
इसे misery (घोर दुख) और miserable (बहुत दुखी) से भ्रमित न करें।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who hoards money and hates spending it.
'जो पैसा जोड़ता है और खर्च करने से कतराता है' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।