Cur-mŭd'geon, n.

(kur-mŭd'jun), n. [O. Eng. corn-mudgin, a corruption of corn-merchant; — this class being accused of seeking their own gain by withholding bread from others.] An avaricious, churlish fellow; a miser; a niggard, a churl. “A gray-headed curmudgeon of a negro.” W. Irving.