A penurious person; a miser; a niggard.
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One who hoards.
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Meanly covetous or avarcious in dealing with others; stingy; niggard.
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Meanly covetous or avarcious in dealing with others; stingy; niggard.
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A rustic; a countryman or laborer.
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A person meanly close and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonous fellow; a miser.
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