niggard

名词 niggard:

1. a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
   同义词：skinflint, scrooge, churl

1. Don't expect that niggard to invite you to dinner.
   别指望那个吝啬鬼会请你吃饭。
2. The niggard contributed little to them.
   这个吝啬鬼几乎就没捐钱给他们。

nig.gard

n.（名词）
A stingy, grasping person; a miser.
吝啬的人；小气鬼
adj.（形容词）
Stingy; miserly.
吝啬的；小气的

来源：
Middle English nigard
中古英语 nigard
perhaps from nig [stingy person]
可能源自 nig [吝啬鬼]
[of Scandinavian origin]
[源于斯堪的纳维亚语]