Definitions for curmudgeon
kərˈmʌdʒ əncur·mud·geon

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. curmudgeonnoun

   a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. curmudgeonnoun

   A miser.

2. curmudgeonnoun

   An ill-tempered (and frequently old) person full of stubborn ideas or opinions.

3. Etymology: While numerous folk etymologies surround this word, there is no widely accepted etymology.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Curmudgeonnoun

   an avaricious, grasping fellow; a miser; a niggard; a churl

2. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. 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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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of curmudgeon in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of curmudgeon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=curmudgeon
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Curmudgeon
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=curmudgeon
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curmudgeon
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=curmudgeon