plural niggards
see usage paragraph below
: a meanly covetous and stingy person : miser
niggard
adjective
Usage of Niggard and Niggardly
The words niggard and niggardly are etymologically unrelated to the highly offensive and inflammatory racial slur euphemistically referred to as the N-word, despite the words' visual and auditory resemblance to it. Because of that resemblance, however, both niggard and niggardly are often taken to be offensive.
niggarded; niggarding; niggards
obsolete
: to act niggardly
obsolete
: to treat in a niggardly manner
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“Niggard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/niggard. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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