miser
derNounder Geizhals (masc.); der Knauser (masc.)
Word details
- German meaning
- Raffzahn bezeichnet eine Person, die sehr gierig und habsüchtig ist.
- English meaning
- Miser
- German example
- Der alte Raffzahn hortete sein ganzes Geld unter dem Kopfkissen.
- English example
- The old miser hoarded all his money under his pillow.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Raffzahn
- Plural Form
- die Raffzähne
Related words
- Geizhals
miser
- Sparfuchs
miser
- Geiziger
Miser
- elendiglich
miserable
- usselig
miserable
- elend
miserable
- kläglich
miserably
- unglücklich
miserable
- Jämmerlichkeit
misery
- Misere
misery
- Unglück
misery
- knauserig
miserly
- Elend
misery
- Leid
misery
- mitleiden
commiserate
- mitteilen
commiserate
- Krimiserie
Crime series
- verelenden
to become impoverished, to fall into misery
- elend
Miserable
- elendig
Miserable
- lausig
Lousy
- mickrig
Miserly means small, stunted, or insignificant.
- finnig
Miserly, stingy
- Geizkragen
Miser
- Geizhals
miser
- Misere
Misery, plight
- Jämmerlichkeit
Miserableness, wretchedness
- Knicker
Miser
- armselig
Miserable, pathetic
- Elend
Misery
- miserabel
Miserable
- jämmerlich
miserable
- geizig
Miserly
- knauserig
Miserly, stingy
- grottenschlecht
"grottenschlecht" means extremely bad, miserable, or of very low quality.
- grottig
Awful, terrible
- Misere
plight
- Misere
distress
- miserabel
crummy
- miserabel
bad
Example sentences with “miser”
Don't be such a miser with your money. (Sei nicht so ein Geizhals mit deinem Geld.)
Frequently asked questions
How do you say 'miser' in German?
The most common translation for 'miser' is 'der Geizhals'. It is a masculine noun. A more colloquial or informal term is 'der Knauser'.