cur·mud·geon \(ˌ)kərˈməjən, ˈkərˌm-\noun (-s) Etymology: origin unknown 1.archaic: a grasping avaricious man : miser 2.: a crusty, ill-tempered, or difficult and often elderly person : churl < grew up into something of a top brass curmudgeon — Time > < a cantankerous old curmudgeon >