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Curmudgeon
An avaricious, grasping fellow; a miser; a niggard; a churl.
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Broader term 1
An old person.
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Like a curmudgeon; niggardly; churlish; as, a curmudgeonly fellow.
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Like a curmudgeon; niggardly; churlish; as, a curmudgeonly fellow.
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