English dictionary
niggard
/'n/I/g/@/rd/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A person meanly close and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonious fellow; a miser.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly.
Source: webster1913