English Dictionary

niggard

[ˈnɪɡɚd]

noun

A miser or stingy person; a skinflint. / A false bottom in a grate, used for saving fuel.

He is known for being a niggard with his money.

意味（1）

A miser or stingy person; a skinflint.

Then beautious nigard why dooſt thou abuſe / The bountious largeſſe giuen thee to giue?

意味（2）

A false bottom in a grate, used for saving fuel.

It was evening: he ordered a fire and lights; and, leaning his face on his hand as he contemplated the fitful and dusky upbreakings of the flame through the bars of the niggard and contracted grate […]