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clodhopper

[ klod-hop-er ]
/ ˈklɒdˌhɒp ər /
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noun

a clumsy boor; rustic; bumpkin.
clodhoppers, strong, heavy shoes.

RELATED WORDS

oaf, bumpkin, lout, boor, redneck, clown, rustic, shoe, hind, yokel, hick, boot, plowman

Nearby words

  1. clockwork,
  2. clockwork universe,
  3. clod,
  4. cloddish,
  5. cloddishly,
  6. clodhopping,
  7. clodpoll,
  8. cloete,
  9. clofibrate,
  10. clog

Origin of clodhopper

1680–90; clod + hopper, modeled on grasshopper
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British Dictionary definitions for clodhopper

clodhopper

/ (ˈklɒdˌhɒpə) /

noun informal

a clumsy person; lout
(usually plural) a large heavy shoe or boot
Derived Formsclodhopping, adjective
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Word Origin and History for clodhopper

clodhopper

n.

1690s, slang, "one who works on plowed land, a rustic," from clod (n.) + agent noun from hop (v.). Cf. in a similar sense clod-breaker, clod-crusher; in this word perhaps a play on grasshopper. Sense extended by 1836 to the shoes worn by such workers.

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