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nig·gard  (ngrd)

n.

A stingy, grasping person; a miser.

adj.

Stingy; miserly.

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[Middle English nigard, perhaps from nig, stingy person, of Scandinavian origin.]

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niggard [ˈnɪgəd]

n

a stingy person

adj

Archaic miserly

[perhaps of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish dialect nygg and Old English hnēaw stingy]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

niggard - a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend scrooge, skinflint, churl hoarder - a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use pinchgut - a niggardly person who starves himself (and others)

Translations

niggard

n (= miser) → Geizhals m (pej)