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


    Curmudgeon meaning & definition 1 of Curmudgeon.


  • a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man.

    Curmudgeon meaning & definition 2 of Curmudgeon.


  • somebody considered to be bad-tempered, disagreeable, or stubborn. A killjoy, a wet blanket

    Curmudgeon meaning & definition 3 of Curmudgeon.


  • an old cranky character. a hunched over senior with a bad attitude.

    Curmudgeon meaning & definition 4 of Curmudgeon.


  • cur·mudg·eon /kərˈməjən/
    Noun: A bad-tempered or surly person

    Curmudgeon meaning & definition 5 of Curmudgeon.


  • A grump revels in being difficult and obtuse. Often found hiding in caves in Scotland, away from direct sunlight. Guaranteed to rain on your parade at every turn, these bad tempered creatures (often bearded and mustached) have a an undoubted place in society.....to counter life's over optimistics.

    Curmudgeon meaning & definition 6 of Curmudgeon.


  • A man who lives in the Northern California coast. He is less of a curmudgeon than he thinks he is, but in order to keep him from evolving into such a creature, his friends allow him the illusion.

    Curmudgeon meaning & definition 7 of Curmudgeon.


  • Bernie Sanders

    Curmudgeon meaning & definition 8 of Curmudgeon.


  • Stupendously stubborn know-it-all gits who seem almost religious in saying no to anything that does not match their opinions and outlook. Can easily be found in most technical departments of new media companies.

    Curmudgeon meaning & definition 9 of Curmudgeon.


  • a sucker of happiness

    Curmudgeon meaning & definition 10 of Curmudgeon.

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