CURMUDGEON

curmudgeon

(noun) a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

curmudgeon (plural curmudgeons)

(archaic) A miser.

An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions.

Synonym: crank

Source: Wiktionary

Cur*mudg"eon (kr-mj"n), n. Etym: [OE. cornmudgin, where -mudgin is prob. from OF. muchier, mucier, F. musser to hide; of uncertain origin; cf. OE. muchares skulking thieves, E. miche, micher.]

Definition: An avaricious, grasping fellow; a miser; a niggard; a churl. A gray-headed curmudgeon of a negro. W. Irving.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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