Definition of Niggard

1. Noun. A selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend.

Exact synonyms: Churl, Scrooge, Skinflint
Generic synonyms: Hoarder
Specialized synonyms: Pinchgut
Derivative terms: Niggardly

Definition of Niggard

1. n. A person meanly close and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonious fellow; a miser.

2. a. Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy.

3. v. t. & i. To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly.

Definition of Niggard

1. to act stingily [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Niggard

Niger-Congo
Niger-Kordofanian
Niger-Kordofanian language
nigeria
Nigeria
Nigerian
Nigerian capital
Nigerian monetary unit
nigericin
Nigerien
nigerose
nigers
Niger franc
Niger River
nigga
niggard (current term)
niggarded
niggarding
niggardliness
niggardlinesses
niggardly
niggardness
niggards
nigger
niggered
niggering
niggers
niggery
niggle
niggled

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