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as in peasants
an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country
a stereotypical depiction of clodhoppers visiting the city for the first time
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as in hulks
a big clumsy often slow-witted person
I do not want that clodhopper handling my rare antiques!
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clodhoppers
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This misconception originated from an early estimate by historian Gregory Clark, who initially proposed that peasants labored only 150 days a year.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
19 Nov. 2025 -
And all the while, there’s always another rousing patriotic song for the peasants to sing.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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The American Breast Cancer Foundation urged men to be aware of any changes in their chest area, including nipple pain, lumps and swelling in the breast or underarm.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
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Signs of thyroid cancer may include lumps or swelling in the neck, trouble breathing, trouble swallowing, hoarseness and pain when swallowing, per the above source.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
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Bunch of virtue signaling clowns!—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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The tumbles and trust falls might start to scare you, but this is hardly these clowns’ first rodeo.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 June 2026
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Payouts for the runner-up and semifinal losers have also declined relative to the overall purse in the past decade, while the pool for the qualifying draws has nearly doubled over that span.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
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The index is sharply lower on the session, with Samsung one of the biggest losers.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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So a bunch of hicks from Topeka were left up to our own devices of going down to Robert Hall and finding something that might be kind of cool.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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Can't believe that after 10 years of us basing our most damning investigations on cell phone data, these idiots are still doing it.—
Sam Stevenson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
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That's the deterrent for the idiots.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
11 Nov. 2025
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It was left to the feds in Boston to arrest Farwell, after Meatball’s local yokels adamantly refused to do anything other than try to broom the crime by one of their own.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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That they would be regarded as slothful morons who aren't worth the price of a ticket of admission.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
2 Feb. 2026
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The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Clodhoppers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clodhoppers. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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