Synonyms of niggard
44 similar words
Another word for niggard is scrooge. Other synonyms of niggard are cheapskate, scrimp and skinflint.
Synonyms and similar words for niggard
nounA miser or stingy person; a skinflint.
- cheapass slangA stingy person; a cheapskate.
- cheapie informalA person who is stingy, a miser.
- cheapskateSomeone who stingily avoids spending money.
- cheapo slangA person who is stingy, a miser.
- churlA person who is stingy, especially with money; a selfish miser, a niggard.
- el cheapo slang
- last of the big spendersSomeone who does not spend much money.
- magpie
- miser
- moneygrubberA person who is avariciously and greedily intent on accumulating money.
- muckworm
- nickel nurserA miser.
- nipcheese
- penny pincherOne who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.
- pickpenny
- piker
- pincher
- pinchfistA miser.
- pinchpennyOne who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.
- scrimpA pinching miser; a niggard.
- scroogeA miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.
- snudge derogatory, dialectal
- squirrel
- skinflintOne who is excessively stingy or cautious with money; a tightwad; a miser.
- tight-arse slang
- tightwadOne who is stingy; someone overly cautious or defensive with money.
- carl Scotland, obsoleteA stingy person; a niggard.
- clutchfist obsoleteA miser.
- nig archaicNiggard.
- nigon obsoleteNiggard, miser.
- nipfarthing obsoleteA miser.
- penny-father obsoleteA miser or penurious person who husbands each penny.
- pinch-commons obsoleteA miser; especially someone parsimonious with food.
- pinch-gut obsoleteA miser; especially someone parsimonious with food.
verbTo hoard; to act stingily.
- amass
- amoundTo accumulate, to mound up, to amount.
- get up
- hoard
- packratTo hoard things.
- rathole
- squirrel awayTo stash or hide; to hoard, collect, save, or accumulate; to create a reserve, stash, or hoard of some supply.
- engross obsoleteTo amass.
- intreasure obsoleteTo store or hoard (something valuable).
- uphoard obsolete, rareTo hoard up.
Meaning of niggard
- adjective Sparing; stinting; parsimonious.
- adjective Miserly or stingy.
- noun A miser or stingy person; a skinflint.
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Questions about synonyms of niggard
- What is another word for niggard?
- Niggard has 44 synonyms on Word.ws, such as scrooge, cheapskate, scrimp and skinflint.
- What does niggard mean?
- Niggard means sparing; stinting; parsimonious.
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