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单词 churl
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
churl  (chûrl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a rude, boorish, or surly person.
  2. a peasant;
    rustic.
  3. a niggard;
    miser:He was a churl in his affections.
  4. World History[Eng. Hist.]a freeman of the lowest rank.
  • bef. 900; Middle English cherl, Old English ceorl man, freeman; cognate with Dutch kerel, German Kerl; akin to carl

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
churl /tʃɜːl/ n
  1. a surly ill-bred person
  2. archaic a farm labourer
Etymology: Old English ceorl; related to Old Norse karl, Middle Low German kerle,Greek gerōn old man
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