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kərˈmʌdʒ əncur·mud·geon
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Princeton's WordNet
curmudgeonnoun
a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas
Wiktionary
curmudgeonnoun
A miser.
curmudgeonnoun
An ill-tempered (and frequently old) person full of stubborn ideas or opinions.
Etymology: While numerous folk etymologies surround this word, there is no widely accepted etymology.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CURMUDGEONnoun
An avaritious churlish fellow; a miser; a niggard; a churl; a griper.
Etymology: It is a vitious manner of pronouncing cœur mechant, Fr. an unknown correspondent.
And when he has it in his claws,
He’ll not be hide-bound to the cause;
Nor shalt thou find him a curmudgeon,
If thou dispatch it without grudging. Hudibras, p. iii. c. 2.Both their wine and their victuals these curmudgeon lubbards
Lock up from my sight, in cellars and cupboards. Jonathan Swift.A man’s way of living is commended, because he will give any rate for it; and a man will give any rate rather than pass for a poor wretch, or a penurious curmudgeon. John Locke.
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curmudgeon
A curmudgeon is a bad-tempered, difficult, or generally grumpy person, often stubborn and full of resentment. The term is typically used to describe an old man.
Webster Dictionary
Curmudgeonnoun
an avaricious, grasping fellow; a miser; a niggard; a churl
Etymology: [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.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Curmudgeon
kur-muj′un, n. an avaricious, ill-natured fellow: a miser.—adj. Curmud′geonly. [Earlier corn-mudgin; mudge, mooch; M. E. muchen—O. Fr. mucier, to hide.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of curmudgeon in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of curmudgeon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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- темерут, ArchieBulgarian
- skrblíkCzech
- cerlyn, cingroen, gŵr crintachWelsh
- curmudgeonDanish
- Spielverderber, MiesepeterGerman
- στραβόξυλοGreek
- grumblulo, grumblemuloEsperanto
- cascarrabiasSpanish
- فرفریPersian
- kääkkä, äkämysFinnish
- bourruFrench
- orang kikirIndonesian
- burbero, musoneItalian
- 意地の悪い人Japanese
- CurmudgeonKorean
- curmudgeonLatin
- намќорMacedonian
- iezegrim, kankeraarDutch
- curmudgeonNorwegian
- caturra, rabugento, casmurroPortuguese
- грубиян, грубиянкаRussian
- намћор, namćorSerbo-Croatian
- бігунUkrainian
- קורמודגעאָןYiddish
- 守財奴Chinese
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