- niggard⇄adj. stingy; miserly.
Ex. lands which a niggard nature had apparently condemned to perpetual poverty (John L. Motley). - niggard⇄niggard, noun, adjective.
- niggard⇄noun a stingy person; miser.
Ex. Little niggard! ... refusing me a pecuniary request (Charlotte Bronte).
(SYN) skinflint.