Miser

Miser is the term for a person who is reluctant to spend money, usually for the point where he or she forgoes even basic comforts. It derives from the Latin, "miser", meaning "poor" or "wretched."

Famous misers in fiction

• Ebenezer Scrooge - British, Charles Dickens character
• Scrooge McDuck - American, Walt Disney character, named after Ebenezer Scrooge
• C. Montgomery Burns - American, The Simpsons series
• Harpagon - French, Molière play
• The Lady of Stavoren- Dutch, local legend
• Shylock - British, William Shakespeare character
• Silas Marner - British, George Eliot penname of Mary Ann Evans, character
• Norbert Colon - American comic strip character