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CHURL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A bad-tempered person

Synonyms:

churl; crank; crosspatch; grouch; grump

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("churl" is a kind of...):

disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "churl"):

crab; crabby person (a quarrelsome grouch)

fire-eater; hothead (a belligerent grouch)

misanthrope; misanthropist (someone who dislikes people in general)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend

Synonyms:

churl; niggard; scrooge; skinflint

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("churl" is a kind of...):

hoarder (a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "churl"):

pinchgut (a niggardly person who starves himself (and others))

Sense 3

Meaning:

A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement

Synonyms:

barbarian; boor; churl; Goth; peasant; tike; tyke

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("churl" is a kind of...):

disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)

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