clodhopper

[ klod-hop-er ]

/ ˈklɒdˌhɒp ər /

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noun

a clumsy boor; rustic; bumpkin.

clodhoppers, strong, heavy shoes.

Origin of clodhopper

1680–90; clod + hopper, modeled on grasshopper

SYNONYMS FOR clodhopper

1 hick, yokel, lout, hayseed, lummox.

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Words nearby clodhopper

clockwise, clockwork, clockwork universe, clod, cloddish, clodhopper, clodhopping, clodpoll, Cloë, Cloete, clofibrate

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Example sentences from the Web for clodhopper

His red but shining eyes hinted that Milt was a clodhopper and no honest wearer of evening clothes.
Free Air|Sinclair Lewis
The clodhopper exercises, or is to exercise, his share of the power equally with the highest nobleman.
The Subjection of Women|John Stuart Mill
Of course, I don't know how it would be with a clodhopper who didn't happen to be as intelligent as I'd want.
The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields|Lieut. Howard Payson
The Oldest Inhabitant has always been a clodhopper; I have never heard of his being a gentleman.
Alarms and Discursions|G. K. Chesterton

And a later Latin writer speaks of the farmer who does not plough thoroughly as one who becomes a mere "clodhopper."
Modern American Prose Selections|Various

British Dictionary definitions for clodhopper

clodhopper

/ (ˈklɒdˌhɒpə) /

noun informal

a clumsy person; lout

(usually plural) a large heavy shoe or boot

Derived forms of clodhopper

clodhopping, adjective

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单词	clodhopper
释义	clodhopper [ klod-hop-er ] / ˈklɒdˌhɒp ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR clodhopper ON THESAURUS.COM noun a clumsy boor; rustic; bumpkin. clodhoppers, strong, heavy shoes. Origin of clodhopper 1680–90; clod + hopper, modeled on grasshopper SYNONYMS FOR clodhopper 1 hick, yokel, lout, hayseed, lummox. SEE SYNONYMS FOR clodhopper ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby clodhopper clockwise, clockwork, clockwork universe, clod, cloddish, clodhopper, clodhopping, clodpoll, Cloë, Cloete, clofibrate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clodhopper His red but shining eyes hinted that Milt was a clodhopper and no honest wearer of evening clothes. Free Air\|Sinclair Lewis The clodhopper exercises, or is to exercise, his share of the power equally with the highest nobleman. The Subjection of Women\|John Stuart Mill Of course, I don't know how it would be with a clodhopper who didn't happen to be as intelligent as I'd want. The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields\|Lieut. Howard Payson The Oldest Inhabitant has always been a clodhopper; I have never heard of his being a gentleman. Alarms and Discursions\|G. K. Chesterton And a later Latin writer speaks of the farmer who does not plough thoroughly as one who becomes a mere "clodhopper." Modern American Prose Selections\|Various British Dictionary definitions for clodhopper clodhopper / (ˈklɒdˌhɒpə) / noun informal a clumsy person; lout (usually plural) a large heavy shoe or boot Derived forms of clodhopper clodhopping, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to clodhopper oaf, bumpkin, lout, boor, redneck, clown, rustic, shoe, hind, yokel, hick, boot, plowman
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clodhopper

noun

Origin of clodhopper

SYNONYMS FOR clodhopper

Words nearby clodhopper

Example sentences from the Web for clodhopper

British Dictionary definitions for clodhopper

noun informal

Derived forms of clodhopper

Words related to clodhopper