clod·hop·per \ˈklädˌhäpə(r)\noun (-s) 1. a.: a rustic (as a plowman) typically clumsy, heavy-footed, uncouth, and uninformed especially of urbane ways < clodhoppers … that never handled a sword — Mark Twain > b.: a clumsy heavy-footed cloddish person : dolt 2.: a large heavy shoe Synonyms:see boor