Synonyms for churl
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Peasant — A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor
peasant, boor, clod hopper, lout, rustic, barbarian, bumpkin, lubber, goth, hick, country bumpkin informal, yahoo, rube US, bucolic, hayseed US, clown dated, carl dated UK, tyke dated UK, yokel slang
2. Crank
cross-patch, crank, curmudgeon, grouch, grump informal
3. Skinflint — A person who is stingy, especially with money; a selfish miser, a niggard
skinflint, niggard, scrooge, miser, muckworm, penny pincher, scrimp, tightwad informal, pinchfist, cheap skate
4. Countryman — A countryman, a peasant, a rustic
countryman, fieldling rare
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.
- n. 2
A countryman, a peasant, a rustic.
- n. 3
A person who is stingy, especially with money; a selfish miser, a niggard.
- n. 4
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.
Related words
- Word family
- churlish churlishly churlishness
Forms
- Plural
- churls → peasants, boors, louts, rustics…
Example sentences
- peasant Yidir is a peasant who is well-known in his village.
- lout Trump is a lout, because he talks and acts like a lout.
- boor My grandpa describes a Karen as a boor.
- crank Hey! I don't want any crank calls - not at this hour.
By length
- 4 letters
- carl1, goth1, hick1, rube1, raff1, boor1, lout1, tyke1
- 5 letters
- yahoo2, clown1, crank1, miser2, grump1, yokel2
- 6 letters
- rustic2, grouch1, scrimp1, lubber2
- 7 letters
- peasant2, scrooge1, bucolic3, bumpkin2, hayseed, niggard2
- 8 letters
- tightwad2, muckworm
- 9 letters
- barbarian4, skinflint2, pinchfist, fieldling
- 10 letters
- countryman3, curmudgeon3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (yahoo2 = 2 syllables).