churl
[ churl ]
/ tʃɜrl /
noun
a rude, boorish, or surly person.
a peasant; rustic.
a niggard; miser: He was a churl in his affections.
English History. a freeman of the lowest rank.
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Origin of churl
before 900; Middle English cherl, Old English ceorl man, freeman; cognate with Dutch kerel, German Kerl; akin to carl
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Word Origin for churl
Old English ceorl; related to Old Norse karl, Middle Low German kerle, Greek gerōn old man
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