OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 16495

curmudgeon

/kɜːˈmʌdʒ.ən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cascarrabias • testarudo
An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions, often an older man.
Near-synonyms: crank, grump; grumpy pants (often childish), sourpuss, grouch
There's a cranky curmudgeon working at the hospital who gives all the patients and other doctors flak.
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