miser

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The Tibetan word for them, "miser", has been translated as both "serfs" and "subjects".

From BBC

The British author’s novella about a selfish and stingy miser who becomes woke in Victorian England was an instant holiday hit when published in 1843.

From Los Angeles Times

The Tucson Plug-in is slightly less of a fuel miser but still relatively efficient.

From Seattle Times

Apple’s ‘Spirited’ turns the oft-told tale on its head by making its miser a media manipulator, and viewing him through the perspective of the ghosts.

From Los Angeles Times

In a news article the same year, The Times reported that people in the theater and music businesses described Berlin as a “recluse” and “miser.”

From New York Times