niggard

n. கருமி, பிசினாறி,கஞ்சன், (பெ.) உலோபியான, கைக்கடிப்புடைய.

Synonyms

niggard churl skinflint curmudgeon screw scrimp hunks

Antonyms

prodigal spendthrift rake

Nig"gard, n. Etym: [Icel. hnöggr niggardly, stingy + -ard; cf. Sw. njugg, AS. hneáw.] Defn: 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. Nig"gard, a. Defn: Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy. Nig"gard, v. t. & i. Defn: To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly. [R.] Shak.

niggard - Similar Words

niggardy niggardly niggardous niggardish niggardise niggardship niggardness nuggar nigger nigged