hunchback

noun

hunch·​back ˈhənch-ˌbak 

plural hunchbacks

1

often offensive : a person with a humpback

2

: humpback sense 1

hunchbacked

ˈhənch-ˈbakt 

adjective

Examples of hunchback in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Arbat might even derive from gorbat (hunchback), because the road curved in and around streams. — Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026

Twain, of course, never stooped to fart jokes or hunchback gags in pursuit of a giggle. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026

Baker inquires about the design of the hunchback and hovers his hand above her bulbous boils. — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025

Told in two timelines, Geek Love is narrated by the now adult Oly, a Portland radio host and a dwarf with albinism and a hunchback who is determined to keep her family history alive for her estranged daughter. — Kali Fajardo-Anstine, The Atlantic, 20 July 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for hunchback

• aback
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback
• cutback

Kids Definition

hunchback

noun

hunch·​back ˈhənch-ˌbak 

1

: a person with a humpback

2

: humpback sense 1

hunchbacked

-ˈbakt 

adjective

Medical Definition

hunchback

noun

hunch·​back ˈhənch-ˌbak 

: humpback

hunchbacked

-ˈbakt 

adjective