Churl

//tʃɜːl//

Synonyms for "churl" (169 found)

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Translations

34 translations across 15 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries
  • грубиян noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 粗人 noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)

French

1 entries
  • rustre noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)

Galician

4 entries
  • pailaroco noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)
  • pailán noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)
  • paspán noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)
  • pastrán noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)

German

1 entries
  • Kerl noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)

Irish

4 entries
  • aitheach noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)
  • bod noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)
  • bodach noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)
  • ceamalach noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)

Italian

3 entries
  • bifolco noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)
  • burino noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)
  • zotico noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 不作法な人 noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)

Māori

1 entries
  • atuapo noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • هودوك noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)
  • چوبان noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)

Polish

4 entries
  • grubianin noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)
  • grubianka noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)
  • prostaczka noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)
  • prostak noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • cafajeste noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)

Russian

4 entries
  • грубия́н noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)
  • жлоб noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)
  • мужла́н noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)
  • хам noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)

Spanish

2 entries
  • montañero noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)
  • paleto noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)

Volapük

3 entries
  • grobälan noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)
  • higrobälan noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)
  • jigrobälan noun (rough, surly, ill-bred person — see also boor)

Sample sentences

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[F]rom this time forvvard I do pardon before God all the vvrongs that they haue done, or ſhall doe vnto me, vvhether they vvere, be, or ſhall be done by high or lovv perſon, rich or poore, Gentleman or Churle, vvithout excepting any ſtate or condition.

Source: wiktionary

[A] churles curtesie rathely comes but either for gaine, or falshood.

Source: wiktionary

Thus ſay the common People that knovv him, A Saint abroad, and a Devil at home: His poor Family finds it ſo, he is ſuch a churl, ſuch a railer at, and ſo unreaſonable vvith his Servants, that they neither knovv hovv to do for, or ſpeak to him.

Source: wiktionary

Since it must be so, and this churl has check'd / Thy gentle spirit, go; […]

Source: wiktionary

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