Used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man.

synonym: old codger.

Roget 819: parsimony, parcity^†; parsimoniousness^†, stinginess etc. adj.; stint; illiberality, tenacity.    avarice, greed etc. 817.1. miser, niggard, churl, screw, skinflint, crib, codger, muckworm^†, scrimp, lickpenny^†, hunks, curmudgeon, Harpagon, harpy, extortioner, Jew, usurer; Hessian [U.S.]; pinch fist, pinch penny.    ... show more

Dutch: brompot