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coarse slang. A stupid, contemptible, or annoying person (esp. a man or boy). Also used as a general term of abuse. rare before 20th cent.
Definition of churl noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
A 'churl' [churl] is an impolite and mean-spirited person, often characterized by rude or unkind behavior. It can also refer to a medieval peasant. The term is used in phrases such as 'churlish behavior,' 'churlish remarks,' and 'churlish attitude.' Idioms include 'a churl in grain,' 'pearls before swine,' and 'a wolf in sheep's clothing.'
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.
Explore the term 'churl,' its meaning, origins, and place in the English lexicon. Learn how to use 'churl' in sentences, discover related terms, synonyms, antonyms, and delve into its historical context.
Of, like, or befitting a churl; boorish or vulgar. The Old-English laws point out ways by which the churl might rise to thegn's rank, and in the centuries during which the change went on we find mention - complaining mention - both in England and elsewhere, at the court of Charles the Simple and at the court of 'Ethelred, of the rise of new men ...
