lout

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[ lout ]
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noun
  1. an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.

verb (used with object)
  1. to flout; treat with contempt; scorn.

Origin of lout

1
First recorded in 1540–50; perhaps special use of lout2

Words Nearby lout

Other definitions for lout (2 of 2)

lout2
[ lout ]

verb (used with or without object)
  1. to bend, stoop, or bow, especially in respect or courtesy.

Origin of lout

2
1250–1300; Middle English louten,Old English lūtan; cognate with Old Norse lūta; akin to little

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How to use lout in a sentence

  • And Hitler looking like such a lout, a drunken lout, with that sort of ignorant sneer.

  • She had called Tim a lout, and kept him after school several times when his mother needed him.

    The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes
  • Trust Henri then for being a lout, a simple fellow who spoke only Flemish—but could hear in many tongues.

    The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • "Well, this Loron lout finally got me," said Davy, resuming the thread of his life story.

    David Lannarck, Midget | George S. Harney
  • And, whenever you see a Dub kidding a lout, you can be assured that the dub is trying to lift himself above a similar rating.

    David Lannarck, Midget | George S. Harney
  • The native in Trinidad is bright and quick; he is not like his big lazy lout of a brother down in our Southland.

British Dictionary definitions for lout (1 of 2)

lout1

/ (laʊt) /


noun
  1. a crude or oafish person; boor

Origin of lout

1
C16: perhaps from lout ²

British Dictionary definitions for lout (2 of 2)

lout2

/ (laʊt) /


verb
  1. (intr) archaic to bow or stoop

Origin of lout

2
Old English lūtan; related to Old Norse lūta

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