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1. (n.) niggard
an extremely stingy person.
2. (adj.) niggard
niggardly; stingy.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME nyggard=nig niggard (< Scand; cf. dial. Sw nygg; akin to OE hnēaw stingy) +
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) niggard, skinflint, scrooge, churl
a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
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1. (adj) niggard
like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy
2. (noun) niggard
a person meanly close and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonous fellow; a miser
3. niggard
to act the niggard toward; to be niggardly
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