How to Say "miser" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “miser” is “tacaño” — A2 level.
English → SpanishA2
nounA2informal
referring to a person who hoards money
Examples
Ese tacaño no quiso pagar su parte de la cena.
That cheapskate didn't want to pay his share of the dinner.
El viejo tacaño de la novela vivía solo.
The old miser in the novel lived alone.
No seas un tacaño y ayúdanos con la colecta.
Don't be a cheapskate and help us with the collection.
Turning Adjectives into People
In Spanish, you can often turn a word that describes someone (like 'stingy') into a noun (like 'the stingy one') just by adding 'el' or 'la' in front of it.
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