Synonyms of the word

niggard

• adj. Sparing; stinting; parsimonious.
• adj. Miserly or stingy.
• n. A miser or stingy person; a skinflint.
• n. A false bottom in a grate, used for saving fuel.

churl

• n. A rustic; a countryman or labourer; a free peasant (as opposed to a serf).
• n. A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.
• n. A selfish miser; an illiberal person; a niggard.
• n. (Theodism) a freedman, ranked below a thane but above a thrall.

hoarder

• n. One who hoards; one who accumulates, collects, and stores.

scrooge

• n. A miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.

skinflint

• n. One who is excessively stingy or cautious with money; a tightwad; a miser.