muckworm

Any wormlike insect larva, as of certain beetles, that lives and grows in manure.

A worm that lives in muck.

A miser; one who scrapes together money by mean devices.

A larva or grub that lives in muck or manure; -- applied to the larvæ of the tumbledung and allied beetles.

One who scrapes together money by mean labor and devices; a miser.