carrot cruncher
carrot cruncher noun: someone from a rural background; a bumpkin.
Noun
carrot cruncher (plural carrot crunchers)
- Someone from a rural background; a bumpkin.
- [H]e called Bill a turnip-headed old carrot-cruncher, and other insulting names.1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, page 130
- Symun Devush, the carrot-cruncher, the hick from the sticks, who, when he'd arrived at the gaol, had no more conception of the city he found himself in than a worm does of the apple ...2006, Will Self, The Book of Dave
- Such a police officer
Examples of carrot cruncher in a sentence
- 'Me having an up to date style even though I've turned into a carrot cruncher.2008, Sally Worboyes, Handbags And Gladrags:
- At least I come from a part of the world that has got a football team; you're a friggn'^([sic]) carrot cruncher and you support the bloody scally's^([sic]).2010, Cameron Addicott, The Interceptor:
Forms of carrot cruncher
| plural | carrot crunchers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | carrot-cruncher |
Questions about carrot cruncher
- What does carrot cruncher mean?
- Carrot cruncher means someone from a rural background; a bumpkin.
- How do you use carrot cruncher in a sentence?
- 'Me having an up to date style even though I've turned into a carrot cruncher.
- What part of speech is carrot cruncher?
- Carrot cruncher is a noun.
- What is the plural of carrot cruncher?
- The plural of carrot cruncher is carrot crunchers.
Words near carrot cruncher in the dictionary
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