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niggard |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Niggard \Nig"gard\, n. [Icel. hn["o]ggr niggardly, stingy + -ard; cf Sw njugg AS hne['a]w.] A person meanly close and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonous fellow; a miser. --Chaucer. A penurious niggard of his wealth. --Milton. Be niggards of advice on no pretense. --Pope. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Niggard \Nig"gard\, a. Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Niggard \Nig"gard\, v. t. & i. To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly. [R.] --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: niggard n : a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend [syn: {skinflint}, {scrooge}, {grabber}, {churl}]
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