/ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)/
OriginFrom Middle English misser, from Late Latin miser (“wretched, unfortunate, unhappy, miserable, sick, ill, bad, worthless, etc.”).
- obsoleteA person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch.
“[…] a poore virgin ſir, an il-fauor’d thing ſir, but mine owne, a poore humour of mine ſir, to take that that no man elſe will: rich honeſtie dwels like a miſer ſir, in a poore houſe, as your Pearle i”
- A kind of earth auger, typically large-bored and often hand-operated.
Formsmisers(plural) · Misers(plural)