Definition of churl in English:

churl

noun tʃəːltʃərl

1A rude and mean-spirited person.
this trio are used whenever some churl wants to have a pop at progressive rock
Example sentencesExamples
- The nation's professional churl had finally been forced to button his lip.
- Dalglish, throughout, behaved admirably and only churls later questioned his decision to quit Anfield.
- It is, in fact, an exceptionally charming story, and even hard-hearted churls will find themselves smiling with beatific indulgence by the end of it.
- I jarred him awake and made my apologies to her before dragging the very intoxicated churl into his room.
- Fans of studio politics everywhere understand that while Harvey's a boor, Bob is merely churlish, and boors hardly ever stand down for churls.
- He seems to delight in being a churl, but his disrespectful comments about Babe Ruth demonstrated his ignorance of baseball history.
- ‘Only a churl would deny anyone the consolation of hope,’ writes Philip Kennicott in The Washington Post.
- The first thing he did was holler, ‘Quiet down you churls!’
- I tell the bar girl to fetch him the good stuff from the small casks, not the maroon vinegar we serve the churls, then sit next to him.
- Only a churl would deny anyone the consolation of hope.
- She proudly talked of herself as the one who set the bones in his nose, and said she had been waiting to see what churl hurt him without reason.
- I hated him before, but now the miserable churl only has my most profound pity!
- Only a churl would refuse to acknowledge the president's success in crafting national unity out of catastrophe, and even liberals have been obliged to pay tribute.
- He regularly behaves like a churl with the media and elicits mixed feelings inside his own clubhouse.
- It is one of the great unsolved contradictions in life that a people so universally helpful, friendly and cheerful should turn into churls when at the wheel of a tractor.
- Only a churl would wish to detract from the inspired performances of competitors in cycling, swimming and gymnastics.
Synonyms
lout, boor, barbarian, neanderthal, clown, gawk, hulk, bumpkin, yokel
1. 1.1archaic A miser.
  Example sentencesExamples
  When a few words will rescue misery out of her distress, I hate the man who can be a churl of them.
  Is he a classless churl or an American standard bearer?
2archaic A peasant.
Example sentencesExamples
- If I may, Lord, who is the churl you drag with you?
- Not since the days when a churl suffered extravagant penalties for offending a Norman lord have we seen such disparities of treatment within our justice system.
- The good yeomen and thespians who put on the River City Shakespeare Festival are in need of a few knaves, churls, gentlemen and gentlewomen to volunteer as well.
Synonyms
farmer, farmhand, country dweller, country cousin, son of the soil

Origin

Old English ceorl, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kerel and German Kerl 'fellow', also to carl.

earl from Old English:
In Saxon days an earl was a man of noble rank, as opposed to a churl (source of churlish), or ordinary peasant, or a thane, who was a man granted land by the king. At the time of King Canute's rule in the early 11th century, the governor of a large division of England such as Wessex was called an earl. As the court started to be influenced by the Normans, the word was applied to any nobleman who held the continental title of count. See also duke

Rhymes

birl, burl, curl, earl, Erle, furl, girl, herl, hurl, knurl, merle, pas seul, pearl, purl, Searle, skirl, squirl, swirl, twirl, whirl, whorl

Definition of churl in US English:

churl

nounCHərltʃərl

1An impolite and mean-spirited person.
Example sentencesExamples
- I tell the bar girl to fetch him the good stuff from the small casks, not the maroon vinegar we serve the churls, then sit next to him.
- He regularly behaves like a churl with the media and elicits mixed feelings inside his own clubhouse.
- Fans of studio politics everywhere understand that while Harvey's a boor, Bob is merely churlish, and boors hardly ever stand down for churls.
- Only a churl would wish to detract from the inspired performances of competitors in cycling, swimming and gymnastics.
- I jarred him awake and made my apologies to her before dragging the very intoxicated churl into his room.
- ‘Only a churl would deny anyone the consolation of hope,’ writes Philip Kennicott in The Washington Post.
- The first thing he did was holler, ‘Quiet down you churls!’
- The nation's professional churl had finally been forced to button his lip.
- She proudly talked of herself as the one who set the bones in his nose, and said she had been waiting to see what churl hurt him without reason.
- It is, in fact, an exceptionally charming story, and even hard-hearted churls will find themselves smiling with beatific indulgence by the end of it.
- He seems to delight in being a churl, but his disrespectful comments about Babe Ruth demonstrated his ignorance of baseball history.
- Only a churl would refuse to acknowledge the president's success in crafting national unity out of catastrophe, and even liberals have been obliged to pay tribute.
- Dalglish, throughout, behaved admirably and only churls later questioned his decision to quit Anfield.
- It is one of the great unsolved contradictions in life that a people so universally helpful, friendly and cheerful should turn into churls when at the wheel of a tractor.
- Only a churl would deny anyone the consolation of hope.
- I hated him before, but now the miserable churl only has my most profound pity!
Synonyms
lout, boor, barbarian, neanderthal, clown, gawk, hulk, bumpkin, yokel
1. 1.1archaic A miser.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Is he a classless churl or an American standard bearer?
  When a few words will rescue misery out of her distress, I hate the man who can be a churl of them.
2. 1.2archaic A person of low birth; a peasant.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Not since the days when a churl suffered extravagant penalties for offending a Norman lord have we seen such disparities of treatment within our justice system.
  The good yeomen and thespians who put on the River City Shakespeare Festival are in need of a few knaves, churls, gentlemen and gentlewomen to volunteer as well.
  If I may, Lord, who is the churl you drag with you?
  Synonyms
  farmer, farmhand, country dweller, country cousin, son of the soil

Origin

Old English ceorl, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kerel and German Kerl ‘fellow’, also to carl.

单词	churl
释义	Definition of churl in English: churl noun tʃəːltʃərl 1A rude and mean-spirited person. this trio are used whenever some churl wants to have a pop at progressive rock Example sentencesExamples The nation's professional churl had finally been forced to button his lip. Dalglish, throughout, behaved admirably and only churls later questioned his decision to quit Anfield. It is, in fact, an exceptionally charming story, and even hard-hearted churls will find themselves smiling with beatific indulgence by the end of it. I jarred him awake and made my apologies to her before dragging the very intoxicated churl into his room. Fans of studio politics everywhere understand that while Harvey's a boor, Bob is merely churlish, and boors hardly ever stand down for churls. He seems to delight in being a churl, but his disrespectful comments about Babe Ruth demonstrated his ignorance of baseball history. ‘Only a churl would deny anyone the consolation of hope,’ writes Philip Kennicott in The Washington Post. The first thing he did was holler, ‘Quiet down you churls!’ I tell the bar girl to fetch him the good stuff from the small casks, not the maroon vinegar we serve the churls, then sit next to him. Only a churl would deny anyone the consolation of hope. She proudly talked of herself as the one who set the bones in his nose, and said she had been waiting to see what churl hurt him without reason. I hated him before, but now the miserable churl only has my most profound pity! Only a churl would refuse to acknowledge the president's success in crafting national unity out of catastrophe, and even liberals have been obliged to pay tribute. He regularly behaves like a churl with the media and elicits mixed feelings inside his own clubhouse. It is one of the great unsolved contradictions in life that a people so universally helpful, friendly and cheerful should turn into churls when at the wheel of a tractor. Only a churl would wish to detract from the inspired performances of competitors in cycling, swimming and gymnastics. Synonyms lout, boor, barbarian, neanderthal, clown, gawk, hulk, bumpkin, yokel 1.1archaic A miser. Example sentencesExamples When a few words will rescue misery out of her distress, I hate the man who can be a churl of them. Is he a classless churl or an American standard bearer? 2archaic A peasant. Example sentencesExamples If I may, Lord, who is the churl you drag with you? Not since the days when a churl suffered extravagant penalties for offending a Norman lord have we seen such disparities of treatment within our justice system. The good yeomen and thespians who put on the River City Shakespeare Festival are in need of a few knaves, churls, gentlemen and gentlewomen to volunteer as well. Synonyms farmer, farmhand, country dweller, country cousin, son of the soil Origin Old English ceorl, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kerel and German Kerl 'fellow', also to carl. earl from Old English: In Saxon days an earl was a man of noble rank, as opposed to a churl (source of churlish), or ordinary peasant, or a thane, who was a man granted land by the king. At the time of King Canute's rule in the early 11th century, the governor of a large division of England such as Wessex was called an earl. As the court started to be influenced by the Normans, the word was applied to any nobleman who held the continental title of count. See also duke Rhymes birl, burl, curl, earl, Erle, furl, girl, herl, hurl, knurl, merle, pas seul, pearl, purl, Searle, skirl, squirl, swirl, twirl, whirl, whorl Definition of churl in US English: churl nounCHərltʃərl 1An impolite and mean-spirited person. Example sentencesExamples I tell the bar girl to fetch him the good stuff from the small casks, not the maroon vinegar we serve the churls, then sit next to him. He regularly behaves like a churl with the media and elicits mixed feelings inside his own clubhouse. Fans of studio politics everywhere understand that while Harvey's a boor, Bob is merely churlish, and boors hardly ever stand down for churls. Only a churl would wish to detract from the inspired performances of competitors in cycling, swimming and gymnastics. I jarred him awake and made my apologies to her before dragging the very intoxicated churl into his room. ‘Only a churl would deny anyone the consolation of hope,’ writes Philip Kennicott in The Washington Post. The first thing he did was holler, ‘Quiet down you churls!’ The nation's professional churl had finally been forced to button his lip. She proudly talked of herself as the one who set the bones in his nose, and said she had been waiting to see what churl hurt him without reason. It is, in fact, an exceptionally charming story, and even hard-hearted churls will find themselves smiling with beatific indulgence by the end of it. He seems to delight in being a churl, but his disrespectful comments about Babe Ruth demonstrated his ignorance of baseball history. Only a churl would refuse to acknowledge the president's success in crafting national unity out of catastrophe, and even liberals have been obliged to pay tribute. Dalglish, throughout, behaved admirably and only churls later questioned his decision to quit Anfield. It is one of the great unsolved contradictions in life that a people so universally helpful, friendly and cheerful should turn into churls when at the wheel of a tractor. Only a churl would deny anyone the consolation of hope. I hated him before, but now the miserable churl only has my most profound pity! Synonyms lout, boor, barbarian, neanderthal, clown, gawk, hulk, bumpkin, yokel 1.1archaic A miser. Example sentencesExamples Is he a classless churl or an American standard bearer? When a few words will rescue misery out of her distress, I hate the man who can be a churl of them. 1.2archaic A person of low birth; a peasant. Example sentencesExamples Not since the days when a churl suffered extravagant penalties for offending a Norman lord have we seen such disparities of treatment within our justice system. The good yeomen and thespians who put on the River City Shakespeare Festival are in need of a few knaves, churls, gentlemen and gentlewomen to volunteer as well. If I may, Lord, who is the churl you drag with you? Synonyms farmer, farmhand, country dweller, country cousin, son of the soil Origin Old English ceorl, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kerel and German Kerl ‘fellow’, also to carl.
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