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Ernst Becker

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  1. Merriam-Webster

    cur·mud·geon Pronunciation: \(ˌ)kər-ˈmə-jən\
    Function: noun
    Etymology: origin unknown
    Date: 1568

    1 archaic : miser
    2 : a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man

    Dictionary on line –noun, a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person.
    Google - noun, a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas
    internet - noun, a surly, ill-mannered, bad-tempered person; cantankerous fellow

    In his later years, the actor Walter Matthau played curmudgeons (e.g., in Grumpy Old Men' ).
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