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niggard n. 吝啬鬼
a. 吝啬的,小气的 吝啬鬼吝啬的,小气的 niggard n 1: a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend [ synonym: { niggard}, { skinflint}, { scrooge}, { churl}] 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 niggard of his wealth. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] Be niggards of advice on no pretense. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster]
Niggard \ Nig" gard\, a. Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy. [ 1913 Webster]
Niggard \ Nig" gard\, v. t. & i. To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly. [ R.] -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 27 Moby Thesaurus words for " niggard": Silas Marner, cheapskate, cheeseparing, churl, close, curmudgeon, grudging, mean, mingy, miser, miserly, muckworm, niggardly, penny pincher, penny- pinching, penurious, pinchfist, pinchgut, pinchpenny, save- all, scrooge, shabby, skinflint, sordid, stiff, tight, tightwad
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