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There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun churl, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
A churl is a rude or nasty person. The basketball player who's constantly jabbing opponents with his elbows and deliberately tripping them is a churl.
How to say churl in English? Pronunciation of churl with 2 audio pronunciations, 20 synonyms, 1 meaning, 5 translations and more for churl.
churl. noun. ˈchər (-ə)l. Synonyms of churl. 1. : ceorl. 2. : a medieval peasant. 3. : rustic, countryman. 4. a. : a rude ill-bred person. b. : a stingy morose person. Synonyms. bumpkin. chawbacon. clodhopper. cornball. countryman. hayseed. hick. provincial. rube. rustic. yokel. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
Definition of churl noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A churl (Old High German karal), in its earliest Old English (Anglo-Saxon) meaning, was simply "a man" or more particularly a "free man", [1] but the word soon came to mean "a non-servile peasant", still spelled ċeorl(e), and denoting the lowest rank of freemen.
30 Αυγ 2024 · Noun. [edit] churl (plural churls) (feudalism, obsolete except historical) 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. A bondman or serf. (by extension) (derogatory) A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor. [from 14th c.]
