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View usage for: (tʃɜːl) noun1. a surly ill-bred person 2. archaic a farm labourer 3. a variant spelling of ceorl Word origin Old English ceorl; related to Old Norse karl, Middle Low German kerle, Greek gerōn old man churl in American English (tʃɜrl) noun2. a farm laborer; peasant 3. a surly, ill-bred person; boor 4. a selfish or mean person Word origin ME cherl < OE ceorl, peasant, freeman: for IE base see corn 1Examples of 'churl' in a sentencechurl There was a surge of muttering among the guardsmen, but most of it seemed to be agreement that the young man was more churl than Charl. Synonyms of 'churl'boor, lout, oaf peasant, clown, hick, rustic More Synonyms of churl Definition a surly ill-bred person Definition a farm labourer (archaic) Synonyms clown hillbilly hayseed (US, Canadian, informal) clodhopper (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition an awkward simple rustic person They were considered unsophisticated bumpkins. Synonyms yokel, peasant (informal), hick (informal, US, Canadian), rustic, lout, hillbilly, oaf, country bumpkin, clown, boor, hayseed (US, Canadian, informal), clodhopper, lubber Definition a clumsy person Synonyms clown, booby, lout, loon (informal), oaf, bumpkin, yokel, boor, galoot (slang, US) Definition an unsophisticated country person He is an obnoxious hick. Synonyms yokel, peasant (informal), rustic, redneck, bumpkin, country bumpkin, hayseed (US, Canadian, informal) - chunk
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