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    niggard
    /ˈnɪɡəd/

    noun

    • 1. a mean or ungenerous person; a miser.

    adjective

    • 1. ungenerous; niggardly. literary

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › niggardNiggard Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : a meanly covetous and stingy person : miser. niggard adjective. Usage of Niggard and Niggardly. The words niggard and niggardly are etymologically unrelated to the highly offensive and inflammatory racial slur euphemistically referred to as the N-word, despite the words' visual and auditory resemblance to it.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › niggardNiggard - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of niggard. noun. a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend. synonyms: churl, scrooge, skinflint. see more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › niggardNIGGARD Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Niggard definition: an excessively parsimonious, miserly, or stingy person.. See examples of NIGGARD used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNIGGARD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. an excessively parsimonious, miserly, or stingy person. adjective. 2. niggardly; miserly; stingy. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

  6. www.oed.com › dictionary › niggard_nniggard, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word niggard, one of which is labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-superentryNIGGARD - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "NIGGARD" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › niggardNiggard - definition of niggard by The Free Dictionary

    Define niggard. niggard synonyms, niggard pronunciation, niggard translation, English dictionary definition of niggard. n. A stingy, grasping person; a miser. adj. Stingy; miserly.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › niggardniggard - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · A miser or stingy person; a skinflint . Synonyms: see Thesaurus: miser. A false bottom in a grate, used for saving fuel.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › niggard_vniggard, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    OED's earliest evidence for niggard is from 1596, in Raigne of Edward III. It is also recorded as a noun from the Middle English period (1150—1500). niggard is formed within English, by conversion.

  11. premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.uk › definition › englishniggard - definition of niggard in English from the Oxford ...

    a mean or ungenerous person; a miser.. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.