Carl
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kɑːl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Carl is a noun meaning A rude, rustic man; a churl.
Meaning
A rude, rustic man; a churl.
More Meanings
- (Scotland, obsolete) A stingy person; a niggard.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To snarl; to talk grumpily or gruffly.
Example Sentences
In Lent noblemen and carls alike had got into the traces and pulled the carts of stone themselves.
[…] full of ache, sorrow, and grief, children again, dizzards, they carle many times as they sit, and talk to themselves, they are angry, waspish, displeased with everything […]
Word Forms
- carls
- carling
- carled
- carle
Synonyms for carl
Depending on context, synonyms include hick, hob, bogger, bogtrotter, bucolic, bydlo.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pain, dear, carle, buddy, kar, bob.
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