Originally Posted by jigg

it's a real word

nig·gard [nig-erd]
noun
1. an excessively parsimonious, miserly, or stingy person.

adjective
2. niggardly; miserly; stingy.

Origin:
1325?75; Middle English nyggard, equivalent to nig niggard (< Scandinavian; compare dialectal Swedish nygg; akin to Old English hnēaw stingy) + -ard