Carl

¹ American  

[kahrl] / kɑrl /

noun

1. a male given name, form of Charles.

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carl ² American  

[kahrl] / kɑrl /

Or carle

noun

1. Scot.

   1. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.

   2. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.

2. Archaic. a churl.

3. Obsolete. a bondman.

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carl British  

/ kɑːl /

noun

1. archaic another word for churl

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Other Word Forms

• carlish adjective
• carlishness noun

Etymology

Origin of carl

before 1000 (in compounds; housecarl ); Middle English; Old English -carl < Old Norse karl man; cognate with Old High German karl; akin to churl

Example Sentences

“The studio is iconic,” said Florida author Carl Hiaasen, who’s spent time at Shrimpboat Sound.

From The Wall Street Journal

"This work represents a significant advance in our understanding of the molecular basis of cancer," says Prof. Esther Troost, Dean of the Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine at TU Dresden.

From Science Daily

“There is no obvious legal path here,” said Carl Tobias, a constitutional law professor at the University of Richmond.

From Barron's

Corriedale is the latest attempt to shore up the shows after years of declining ratings, according to the Sun's soaps editor Carl Greenwood.

From BBC

While her enduring marriage to Carl Dean provided stability, life on the road took its toll.

From The Wall Street Journal