ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the definition of miser?
A
the coming together from different places
B
match or almost agree exactly
C
the expression of grief
D
one who hoards wealth
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A miser is someone who hoards his or her own wealth and doesn’t share or spend any of it.

Detailed explanation-2: -: a mean grasping person. a miser cackling over unexpected treasure R. T. Peterson. especially : one who is extremely stingy with money. a miser who inherited a fortune but lives in a shanty.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tightwad and Tightfisted. Definition-a close or miserly person. Tightwad became current as a word for a person who spends, lends, or gives away money grudgingly, or not at all, in the beginning of the 20th century, and it likely developed from the notion of a person keeping a wad of paper money tightly rolled.

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