What does "niggard" mean?
Niggard: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy.
- 3.To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly. [R.] Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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