Niggard
Pronunciation : Nig"gard
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Icel. hn?ggr niggardly, stingy + -ard; cf. Sw. njugg, AS. hne?w.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Nig"gard
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Nig"gard
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly. [R.] Shak.
t. & i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913