Churl

Quick meaning: Churl is a noun meaning A bondman or serf.

Meaning

A bondman or serf.

More Meanings

1. A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.
2. A countryman, a peasant, a rustic.
3. A person who is stingy, especially with money; a selfish miser, a niggard.
4. A freedman, ranked below a thane but above a thrall.
5. A free peasant (as opposed to a serf) of the lowest rank, below an earl and a thane; a freeman; also (more generally), a person without royal or noble status; a commoner.

Example Sentences

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

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

There are graces in the demeanor of a polished and noble person, which are lost upon the eye of a churl.

And, as the mazy web she whirls, / She sees the surly village-churls, / And the red cloaks of market-girls, / Pass onward from Shalott.

Word Forms

• churls

Synonyms for churl

Depending on context, synonyms include lout, yokel, bogan, bumpkin, chawbacon, chuff.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include peasant, grabber, scrooge, skinflint, barbarian, crank.

Related Dictionary Tools