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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 nig·gard /ˈnɪgɚ/
 吝嗇鬼(a.)吝嗇的,小氣的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Nig·gard n.  A person meanly stingy and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonious fellow; a miser.
    A penurious niggard of his wealth.   --Milton.
    Be niggards of advice on no pretense.   --Pope.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Nig·gard, a. Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Nig·gard, v. t. & i. To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly. [R.]
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 niggard
      n : a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend [syn: skinflint,
           scrooge, churl]