n. [ OE. cornmudgin, where -mudgin is prob. from OF. muchier, mucier, F. musser to hide; of uncertain origin; cf. OE. muchares skulking thieves, E. miche, micher. ] An avaricious, grasping fellow; a miser; a niggard; a churl. [ 1913 Webster ]
A gray-headed curmudgeon of a negro. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Like a curmudgeon; niggardly; churlish;