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carl
1 American
[kahrl]
/ kɑrl /
Or
carle
noun
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Scot.
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a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
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a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
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Archaic. a churl.
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Obsolete. a bondman.
Carl
2
American
[kahrl]
/ kɑrl /
noun
carl
British
/ kɑːl /
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of carl
before 1000 (in compounds; see housecarl); Middle English; Old English -carl < Old Norse karl man; cognate with Old High German karl; akin to churl
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Get thee down to the wave, my carl, And row me the net to the meadow’s-side.”
From Uppingham by the Sea a Narrative of the Year at Borth by John Huntley Skrine
He is a daring carl, and, it is said, knows something more than his paternoster.
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Bernhard Severin Ingemann
"Saw you the drost?" asked a soldier: "such a carl!"
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Bernhard Severin Ingemann
In thee will Ornulf find a stout carl, or I mistake me.
From The Vikings of Helgeland The Prose Dramas Of Henrik Ibsen, Vol. III. by Henrik Ibsen
An unco pernicketty auld carl, thon ane,’ he remarked, sotto voce.
From The Disentanglers by Andrew Lang
The rapid fall has come as a shock to Germany, a nation that has regarded itself as a key player ever since Carl Benz invented the motor car in 1886.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
Carl Jenkinson, who was at Arsenal with Xhaka, told BBC Sport his former team-mate's remarks were "concerning".
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
However, Carl Bunnage, head of nature policy for the charity, said they remained inadequate.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
The company also agreed to sell two Midwestern refineries to its Carl Icahn-controlled rival CVR Energy for about $4.2 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
At first everything is normal, but then this old TV character, Carousel Carl, pops up at the control panel.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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