Synonyms for niggards

Grammar : Noun

Spell : nig-erd

Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɪg ərd

Top 10 synonyms for niggards

beast
cheapskate
clodhopper
meanie
misanthrope
misanthropist
miser
moneygrubber
niggard
oaf

Other synonyms for the word niggards

chuff
mucker
peasant
penny-pincher
provincial
rustic
tightwad
yokel

Définition of niggards

Origin : "mean person, miser," late 14c., nygart, of uncertain origin. The suffix suggests French origin (cf. -ard), but the root word is possibly from earlier nig "stingy" (c.1300), perhaps from a Scandinavian source related to Old Norse hnøggr "stingy," from Proto-Germanic *khnauwjaz (cf. Swedish njugg "close, careful," German genau "precise, exact"), and to Old English hneaw "stingy, niggardly," which did not survive in Middle English.

As in Scrooge : noun skinflint
As in churl : noun rude and ill-bred, a boor; person overly concerned with saving money

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