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Synonyms of corncob

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Another word for corncob is cornhusker. Other synonyms of corncob are hayseed, bogger, bogtrotter, boor and bucolic.

Synonyms and similar words for corncob

nounA yokel.

  • cornhuskerA yokel.
  • hayseedA rustic person; a yokel or bumpkin.
  • bogger Ireland, UKSynonym of boglander: an Irishman, now (Ireland, derogatory) a yokel, an Irishman from the countryside or (sometimes)...
  • bogtrotter Ireland
  • boor
  • 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.
  • churlA rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.
  • 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.
  • hickAn awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.
  • honyock US
  • hunk USA honyock.
  • promdiSomeone from the provinces; a hillbilly.
  • provincial
  • rube USA person of rural heritage; a yokel.
  • rusticAn unsophisticated or uncultured person.
  • woolly back UK
  • yokelA person from or living in the countryside, viewed as being unsophisticated or naive.
  • 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.

Meaning of corncob

  1. noun The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows.
  2. noun A yokel.
  3. verb To disintegrate by the blades becoming severed from the axis.

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Questions about synonyms of corncob

What is another word for corncob?
Corncob has 28 synonyms on Word.ws, such as cornhusker, hayseed, bogger, bogtrotter, boor, bucolic, bydlo and culchie.
What does corncob mean?
Corncob means the central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: corncob (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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