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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Niggard

/(nĭg"gẽrd)/ · Nig·gard · IPA /[ˈnɪɡɚd]/
01 n. A person meanly stingy and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonious fellow; a miser.
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    A person meanly stingy and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonious fellow; a miser.
    “A penurious niggard of his wealth.” — Milton.
    “Be niggards of advice on no pretense.” — Pope.
02 a. Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy.
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    Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy.
03 v. t. & i. To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly.
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    To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly.[R.]