English noun: churl |
1. | churl (person) a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement |
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| Synonyms | barbarian, boor, Goth, peasant, tike, tyke |
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| Broader (hypernym) | disagreeable person, unpleasant person |
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2. | churl (person) a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend |
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| Synonyms | niggard, scrooge, skinflint |
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| Broader (hypernym) | hoarder |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | pinchgut |
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3. | churl (person) a bad-tempered person |
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| Synonyms | crank, crosspatch, grouch, grump |
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| Broader (hypernym) | disagreeable person, unpleasant person |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | crab, crabby person, fire-eater, hothead, misanthrope, misanthropist |
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