churl

1. n. A rustic; a countryman or laborer. Source: opted

2. n. A rough, surly, ill-bred man; a boor. Source: opted

3. n. A selfish miser; an illiberal person; a niggard. Source: opted

4. a. Churlish; rough; selfish. Source: opted

5. n. a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement Source: wordnet

6. n. a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend Source: wordnet

7. n. a bad-tempered person Source: wordnet

8. 1. A rustic; a countryman or laborer. "A peasant or churl." Spenser. Your rank is all reversed; let men of cloth Bow to the stalwart churls in overalls. Emerson. 2. A rough, surly, ill-bred man; a boor. A churl's courtesy rarely comes, but either for gain or falsehood. Sir P. Sidney. 3. A selfish miser; an illiberal person; a niggard. Like to some rich churl hoarding up his pelf. Drayton. Churlish; rough; selfish. [Obs.] Ford. Source: webster

9. Churlish; rough; selfish. [Obs.] Ford. Source: adambom

10. n a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement n a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend n a bad-tempered person Source: ecdict

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