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NIGGARD

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend

Synonyms:

churl; niggard; scrooge; skinflint

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("niggard" is a kind of...):

hoarder (a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "niggard"):

pinchgut (a niggardly person who starves himself (and others))

Derivation:

niggardly (petty or reluctant in giving or spending)

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