Definitions for niggard

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niggard nig·gard

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IPA: /ˈnɪg ərd/

Niggard is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 149 anagrams from letters in niggard (adgginr).

Definitions for niggard

noun

1. an excessively parsimonious, miserly, or stingy person.

adjective

1. niggardly; miserly; stingy.

Origin of niggard

1325-75; Middle English nyggard, equivalent to nig niggard (Scandinavian; compare dialectal Swedish nygg; akin to Old English hnēaw stingy) + -ard