niggard
nounA stingy, grasping person; a miser.
adjectiveStingy; miserly.
nounA stingy or close-fisted person; a parsimonious or avaricious person; one who stints, or supplies sparingly; a miser.
nounA false bottom in a grate, used for saving fuel. Also
Sparing; stinting; parsimonious.
To stint; supply sparingly.
To be parsimonious or niggardly.
nounA person meanly stingy and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonious fellow; a miser.
adjectiveLike a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy.
verbTo act the niggard toward; to be niggardly.