quite simply a legend, an almost mythical creature , known to occasionally fight bears and such like. is often used as a descriptive word to describe the most awesome of feats.
One who lines themselves up to receive credit, or makes sure that every ounce of credit for their actions is well recognized and possibly even documented. #creditmonger
Milton: I swear all these people who make movies are credit mongers
Peter: I hear you, not like you see my nameappearing on the credits of the 500 TPS reports that I've proof-read!