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   niggard

   /ˈnɪɡəd/

   noun

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

   adjective

   • 1. ungenerous; niggardly. literary

   Word Origin late Middle English: alteration of earlier nigon, probably of Scandinavian origin.

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   : 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.

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

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

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

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

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   Niggard definition: A stingy, grasping person; a miser.

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   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.

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   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.

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    A complete guide to the word "NIGGARD": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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