carl
US/kɑɹl̩/
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England/kɑːl/
carl noun: a rude, rustic man; a churl.
Noun (1)
carl (plural carls)
- A rude, rustic man; a churl.
- In Lent noblemen and carls alike had got into the traces and pulled the carts of stone themselves.1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!
- A stingy person; a niggard.
- Synonyms:
- skinflint, tightwad, cheapass, cheapie, cheapskate, cheapo, churl, clutchfist, el cheapo, last of the big spenders
Verb
carl (third-person singular simple present carls, present participle carling, simple past and past participle carled)
- To snarl; to talk grumpily or gruffly.
- […] full of ache, sorrow, and grief, children again, dizzards, they carle many times as they sit, and talk to themselves, they are angry, waspish, displeased with everything […], New York 2001, p.210
Proper noun capitalized: Carl
Carl (plural Carls)
- A male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Charles.
- Of course you know that Carl Duruside, or 'Doctor Carl', as he is always called by almost anybody, is my husband's brother?1882, “Doctor Carl”, in Frank Leslie's Pleasant Hours, volume 31, F. Leslie Pub. Co., page 293
- And Thomas Carlyle is nine. They call him Carl, and he has a regular mania for collecting toads and bugs and frogs and bringing them into the house.1919 Lucy Maud Montgomery, Rainbow Valley, 1st World Publishing (2007), page 19
Noun (2) capitalized: Carl
Carl (plural Carls)
- A student at Carleton College, Minnesota.
- Located in rural Minnesota, Carleton is not surrounded by any cultural diversity unless you count pig farms and cow farms as separately diverse institutions. The nice thing about Carleton is that Carls are pretty much non-judgmental […]2005, Adam Zang, Jendrey Julie, Chris Mason, Carleton College
carl meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
carl in Hindi
- कार्ल
carl in Tamil
- கார்ள்
carl in Marathi
- कार्ल, कार्लला, कार्लकडे
carl in Bengali
- কার্ল, কার্লের কাছে
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- carl in Malayalam
- കാൾ, കാർൽ, കാർലിലേക്ക്
- carl in Punjabi
- ਕਾਰਲ, ਕਾਰ੍ਲ
- carl in Gujarati
- કાર્લ, કાર્લને
- carl in Odia
- କାର୍ଲ, କାର୍ଲଙ୍କୁ, କାର୍ଲଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି
- carl in Nepali
- कार्ल, कार्ललाई
Examples of carl in a sentence
- Carl has been put on the front desk for tonight's shift.
- Carl had a shock at what he found.
- Carl broke his fever this morning.
Synonyms of carl
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Forms of carl
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | carls |
| plural | Carls |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | carls |
| present participle | carling |
| past participle | carled |
| past | carled |
| alternative form | carle |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Carls |
| alternative form | Karl |
Origin of carl
From Middle English carl, from Old English carl, a borrowing from Old Norse karl (“man, husband”), from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Doublet of ceorl, churl, and karl.
Uncertain.
From Germanic, cognate with English Charles. * From German and other north European Carl and Karl. * From Latin Carolus.
Phrases with carl
Words that rhyme with carl
Questions about carl
- What does carl mean?
- Carl means a rude, rustic man; a churl.
- What is carl in Hindi?
- Carl in Hindi is कार्ल. See Carl meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is carl?
- Carl can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce carl?
- Carl is pronounced /kɑːl/ (England).
- What is the plural of carl?
- The plural of carl is carls.
Words near carl in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: carl (page history and authors); Carl (page history and authors); carl (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carl (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carl (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carl (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carl (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carl (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carl (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carl (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); carl (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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