Meaning

2 senses

  1. A miser or stingy person; a skinflint.

  2. A false bottom in a grate, used for saving fuel.

More definitions
  • a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Many people considered him a niggard.

    Багато хто вважав його скрягою.

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  2. Niggard is she towards us, granting us little gain; still, we are proud to serve.

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Origin

From Middle English nigard, nygard (“miser”), from nig (“niggardly person”), possibly of S

From Middle English nigard, nygard (“miser”), from nig (“niggardly person”), possibly of Scandinavian origin;

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Forms

plural: niggards
Singularniggard
Pluralniggards

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Synonyms

35 synonyms
magpieC2scroogeB2carlcheapasscheapiecheapskatecheapochurlclutchfistel cheapolast of the big spendersmisermoneygrubbermuckworm
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedniggardly

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
nicknameB1nicotinenieceB1niggerniggle
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