nig·gard /ˈnɪgɚ/
吝嗇鬼(a.)吝嗇的,小氣的
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.
Nig·gard, a. Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy.
Nig·gard, v. t. & i. To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly. [R.]
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niggard
n : a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend [syn: skinflint,
scrooge, churl]