clodhopper

[ klod-hop-er ]

/ ˈklɒdˌhɒp ər /

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noun

a clumsy boor; rustic; bumpkin.

clodhoppers, strong, heavy shoes.

RELATED WORDS

brogans, brogues, wafflestompers

Nearby words

clockwise, clockwork, clockwork universe, clod, cloddish, clodhopper, clodhopping, clodpoll, cloete, clofibrate, clog

Origin of clodhopper

1680–90; clod + hopper, modeled on grasshopper

SYNONYMS FOR clodhopper

1 hick, yokel, lout, hayseed, lummox.

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Examples from the Web for clodhoppers

Fact, too good for the half of the clodhoppers about these parts.
The Drone|Rutherford Mayne
Ploughmen and clodhoppers in general were obviously now discouraged, for the besom had disappeared.
The Old Inns of Old England, Volume II (of 2)|Charles G. Harper
You clodhoppers think you can run over a man because you know he can't get away.
Heart of the West|O. Henry
The whole regiment looked like a collection of clodhoppers, dirty beyond recognition.
The Duel|A. I. Kuprin

These beasts are all clodhoppers, and their feet are hobnailed boots.
Concerning Animals and Other Matters|E.H. Aitken, (AKA Edward Hamilton)

British Dictionary definitions for clodhoppers

clodhopper

/ (ˈklɒdˌhɒpə) /

noun informal

a clumsy person; lout

(usually plural) a large heavy shoe or boot

Derived Forms

clodhopping, adjective

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