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Niggard — Nig gard (n[i^]g g[ e]rd), n. [Icel. hn[ o]ggr niggardly, stingy + ard; cf. Sw. njugg, AS. hne[ a]w.] A person meanly stingy and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonious fellow; a miser. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] A penurious… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Niggard — Nig gard, a. Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Niggard — Nig gard, v. t. & i. To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
niggard — index penurious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
niggard — [nig′ərd] n. [ME negarde, prob. < Scand, as in ON hnøggr, Norw dial. nøgg, afraid, stingy < IE base * kneu (var. of * ken , to scrape) > OE hneaw, sparse, stingy] a stingy person; miser adj. stingy; miserly … English World dictionary
niggard — nig•gard [[t]ˈnɪg ərd[/t]] sometimes off. n. 1) off an extremely stingy person 2) niggardly; stingy • Etymology: 1325–75; ME nyggard=nig niggard (< Scand; cf. dial. Sw nygg; akin to OE hnēaw stingy) + ard ard usage: The words niggard and… … From formal English to slang
niggard — 1. adjective Miserly or stingy. [H]is heart swelled within him, as he sat at the head of his own table, on the occasion of the house warming, dispensing with no niggard hand the gratuitous viands and unlimited beer, which were at once to… … Wiktionary
niggard — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hnøggr niggardly; akin to Old English hnēaw niggardly Date: 14th century a meanly covetous and stingy person ; miser • niggard adjective II. verb Date: circa 1600 … New Collegiate Dictionary
niggard — /nig euhrd/, n. 1. an excessively parsimonious, miserly, or stingy person. adj. 2. niggardly; miserly; stingy. [1325 75; ME nyggard, equiv. to nig niggard ( < Scand; cf. dial. Sw nygg; akin to OE hneaw stingy) + ARD] * * * … Universalium
niggard — /ˈnɪgəd / (say niguhd) Rare –noun 1. an excessively parsimonious or stingy person. –adjective 2. niggardly. {Middle English, from (obsolete) nig niggard (from Scandinavian; compare Swedish dialect nygg) + ard} …
