Synonyms of churl
84 similar words
Another word for churl is lout. Other synonyms of churl are yokel, bogan, boor, bumpkin and chuff.
Synonyms and similar words for churl
nounA rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.
- loutA clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin.
- yokelA person from or living in the countryside, viewed as being unsophisticated or naive.
- bogan Australia
- boor
- bumpkin
- chuff
- cornball US
- lamb
- lubber
- rubeA person of rural heritage; a yokel.
- peasantA country person.
- unsophisticateAn unsophisticated person.
- yahoo
- bogger Ireland, UKSynonym of boglander: an Irishman, now (Ireland, derogatory) a yokel, an Irishman from the countryside or (sometimes)...
- bogtrotter Ireland
- bucolic
- bydloSomeone who is backwards, lacking refinement and culture, usually a person of Slavic origin.
- culchie IrelandAn unsophisticated rural person; a rustic or provincial.
- carlA rude, rustic man; a churl.
- corncob USA yokel.
- cornhusker USA yokel.
- country bumpkinAn unsophisticated person from the rural area of a particular country.
- country cousinAn acquaintance from the countryside, who is regarded by city dwellers as being poorly adapted for city life.
- clodhopper
- dubbo AustraliaA foolish person.
- joskinA yokel, country bumpkin.
- hayseed USA rustic person; a yokel or bumpkin.
- hickAn awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.
- honyock US
- hunk USA honyock.
- promdiSomeone from the provinces; a hillbilly.
- provincial
- rusticAn unsophisticated or uncultured person.
- woolly back UK
- chawbacon archaicAn uncultured rustic person.
- clenchpoop obsoleteAn uncultured, ill-mannered person.
- clown obsoleteOne who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl; a yokel.
- jay archaic
- kern obsolete
- Tony Lumpkin datedA bumpkin or yokel.
- tyke UK, dated
- hob obsoleteA countryman; a rustic or yokel.
- hobnail obsolete
- hog-rubber obsoleteA coarse fellow only fit to such work as rubbing hogs.
- lob obsoleteA country bumpkin; a yokel.
nounA countryman, a peasant, a rustic.
- fieldlingA dweller or inhabitant of the fields; countryman; farmer.
- countryman
- whopstraw
- harlot obsoleteA churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth, especially one given to low conduct.
- ruricolist obsoleteA country dweller.
- swain archaic
nounA person who is stingy, especially with money; a selfish miser, a niggard.
- skinflintOne who is excessively stingy or cautious with money; a tightwad; a miser.
- cheapass slangA stingy person; a cheapskate.
- cheapie informalA person who is stingy, a miser.
- cheapskateSomeone who stingily avoids spending money.
- cheapo slangA person who is stingy, a miser.
- el cheapo slang
- last of the big spendersSomeone who does not spend much money.
- magpie
- miser
- moneygrubberA person who is avariciously and greedily intent on accumulating money.
- muckworm
- nickel nurserA miser.
- niggardA miser or stingy person; a skinflint.
- nipcheese
- penny pincherOne who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.
- pickpenny
- piker
- pincher
- pinchfistA miser.
- pinchpennyOne who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.
- scrimpA pinching miser; a niggard.
- scroogeA miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.
- snudge derogatory, dialectal
- squirrel
- tight-arse slang
- tightwadOne who is stingy; someone overly cautious or defensive with money.
- clutchfist obsoleteA miser.
- nig archaic
- nigon obsoleteNiggard, miser.
- nipfarthing obsoleteA miser.
- penny-father obsoleteA miser or penurious person who husbands each penny.
- pinch-commons obsoleteA miser; especially someone parsimonious with food.
- pinch-gut obsoleteA miser; especially someone parsimonious with food.
Meaning of churl
- noun A free peasant (as opposed to a serf) of the lowest rank, below an earl and a thane; a freeman; also (more generally), a person without royal or noble status; a commoner.
- noun A bondman or serf.
- noun A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.
Questions about synonyms of churl
- What is another word for churl?
- Churl has 84 synonyms on Word.ws, such as lout, yokel, bogan, boor, bumpkin, chuff, cornball and lamb.
- What does churl mean?
- Churl means a free peasant (as opposed to a serf) of the lowest rank, below an earl and a thane; a freeman; also (more generally), a person without royal or noble status; a commoner.
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