curmudgeon

Noun

Meaning

An avaricious, grasping fellow; a miser; a niggard; a churl.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cad scrooge miser boor bear croaker coot growler crabby skinflint lout peasant crank crab grumpy
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Antonyms

spender prodigal big spender spendthrift high roller profligate
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Hypernyms

senior citizen oldster golden ager old person

Phrases with the word

curmudgeon's review mere curmudgeon

Examples

It's a little too early to play curmudgeon and complain that the kids today don't have the patience to read long web pages. Mark Rosenfelder

In a way my reputation has become that of the curmudgeon. V. S. Naipaul

I'm an old curmudgeon and I know it. Jonathan Frid

Alongside his put-upon Detective Sergeant Lewis ( Kevin Whately ), Morse became a cult character—"a cognitive curmudgeon with his love of classical music, his classic Jaguar and spates of melancholy". Source: Internet

Also referred to internally (since you know, that’s the only place it’s known) as “curmudgeon lit,” this trend is pretty simple—books about grumpy old men and women, who usually turn out to have hearts of gold. Source: Internet

Fans said broke canon by portraying Luke Skywalker, the optimistic hero of the original trilogy, as a disillusioned curmudgeon who resents the force. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

curlyhead curlytail curmudge curmudgeon's review curmudgeonery curmudgeonhood