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niggard

[ˈnɪɡəd] · noun

Meaning

  1. A miser or stingy person; a skinflint.
  2. A false bottom in a grate, used for saving fuel.
  3. To hoard; to act stingily.
  4. Sparing; stinting; parsimonious.
  5. Miserly or stingy.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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