clodhopper

clod·hop·per

noun \ˈkläd-ˌhä-pər\

Definition of CLODHOPPER

1

: a clumsy and uncouth rustic

2

: a large heavy work shoe or boot

Examples of CLODHOPPER

1. <a stereotypical depiction of clodhoppers visiting the city for the first time>
2. <I do not want that clodhopper handling my rare antiques!>

First Known Use of CLODHOPPER

1709

Related to CLODHOPPER

Synonyms: bumpkin, chawbacon, churl, hick, cornball, countryman, hayseed, hillbilly, provincial, rube, rustic, yokel

Antonyms: cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, sophisticate

Related Words: boor, clod, clown, gawk, lout, oaf; greenhorn, tenderfoot; peasant, peon; backwoodsman, mountaineer

Near Antonyms: slicker, smoothy (or smoothie); metropolitan, suburbanite, urbanite

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Rhymes with CLODHOPPER

bebopper, cartopper, eavesdropper, eyedropper, eyepopper, grasshopper, hedgehopper, hip-hopper, improper, job-hopper, joypopper, leafhopper, name-dropper, rockhopper, sharecropper, showstopper, skin-popper, treehopper, woodchopper