| NOUN | person | niggard, skinflint, scrooge, churl | a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend |
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| Sounds | nih'gerd | |
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| Rhymes | Abelard ... word / Word: 269 rhymes with erd... | |
| Meaning | A selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend. | |
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| Synonyms | skinflint, scrooge, churl | |
| Narrower | pinchgut | A niggardly person who starves himself (and others) |
| Broader | hoarder | A person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use |
| Spanish | avaro, tacaño | |
| Catalan | garrepa | |
| Adjectives | niggardly | petty or reluctant in giving or spending |
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