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View usage for: niggard in British English (ˈnɪɡəd) Word origin C14: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish dialect nygg and Old English hnēaw stingy niggard in American English (ˈnɪgərd) noun1. a stingy person; miser Word origin 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 Synonyms of 'niggard'miser, screw, Scrooge, penny-pincher More Synonyms of niggard Definition a stingy person Synonyms screw (slang) penny-pincher (informal) skinflint cheapskate (informal) tight-arse (taboo, slang) churl (archaic) tight-ass (US, taboo, slang) cheeseparer meanie or meany (informal, mainly British) Additional synonymsSynonyms miser, screw (slang), Scrooge, meany (informal), skinflint, tight-arse (taboo, slang), tight-ass (US, taboo, slang), niggard, pinchpenny Definition a mean or miserly person What a bunch of Scrooges. Synonyms miser, penny-pincher (informal), skinflint, cheapskate (informal), tight-arse (taboo, slang), tightwad (US, Canadian, slang), tight-ass (US, taboo, slang), niggard, money-grubber (informal), meanie or meany (informal, British) - nick
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