Carl

¹

[kahrl]

noun

1. a male given name, form of Charles.

carl

²

Or carle

[kahrl]

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.

carl

/ kɑːl /

noun

1. archaic,  another word for churl

Other Word Forms

• carlish adjective
• carlishness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Carl¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Carl¹

Old English, from Old Norse karl

Example Sentences

The author was born into a traditional nuclear family: father Carl was an entomologist and mother Margaret a dietitian/nutritionist; her brother Harold preceded her, and sister Ruth arrived a dozen years later.

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In a statement, the club said Ruben Martinez, Clement Lemaitre and Carl Martin had also left their positions at the club, while men's under-21 head coach Tonda Eckert will take over on an interim basis.

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“There was anxiety before that,” says Carl Van Horn, the center’s director, but the recession “exposed an even greater anxiety.”

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It reveals his wide-ranging imagination and helps explain why the German-born director was brought to America by Universal’s genial boss, Carl Laemmle.

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One of those backing the centre is former world champion boxer Carl Frampton who spoke at the centre's launch.

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