1
as in peasants
an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country
as far as he was concerned, anyone from outside the city was a backwater churl
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as in hunks
a mean grasping person who is usually stingy with money
don't bother asking for donations at that house—the churl who lives there believes that charity begins and ends at home
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as in bastards
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
a churl who gets thrown out of parties with remarkable regularity
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skunk
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The types of animals vary, but monkeys, skunks, racoons and crocodiles are the most common, the data shows.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 June 2025 -
While deer are the most common animal stuck by vehicles, raccoons, skunks, opossums, squirrels and countless birds also fall victim.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
30 May 2025
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“Churls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churls. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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