Churl
[tʃɜːl] or [tʃɝl]
Definition
(n.) A rustic; a countryman or laborer.
(n.) A rough, surly, ill-bred man; a boor.
(n.) A selfish miser; an illiberal person; a niggard.
(a.) Churlish; rough; selfish.
Checker: Olga
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Rustic, peasant, proletary, countryman, clodhopper, bumpkin, ploughman, clown.[2]. Ill-bred man, surly fellow.[3]. Niggard, miser, skinflint, scrimp, curmudgeon, hunks, mean fellow.
Inputed by Lennon
Definition
n. a rustic labourer: an ill-bred surly fellow.—adj. Churl′ish rude: surly: ill-bred.—adv. Churl′ishly.—n. Churl′ishness.
Edited by Kelsey
Examples
- What money hast thou, churl? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Tell me thy name, or work thy pleasure on me--it shall never be said that Maurice de Bracy was prisoner to a nameless churl. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- If thou meanest yonder Saxon churls, said Front-de-Boeuf, their ransom will depend upon other terms than thine. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I say, name Rebecca, were it only to mortify the Saxon churls. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Saxon churls, lolling at their lazy length! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- By the bones of St Thomas, said Prince John, as they retreated, the Saxon churls have borne off the best of the day, and have retreated with triumph! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
Checker: Olga