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Yokel

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A rustic; a bumpkin.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. An unsophisticated person.

n. A person of rural background.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A country bumpkin.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A rustic or countryman; especially, a country bumpkin.

n. Same as hickwall.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

Word Usage

"‘And, translating the word yokel for the benefit of the ladies, I apprehend your meaning to be, that this attempt was not made by a countryman?’ said Mr. Losberne, with a smile."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

rustic

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

churl clothier clodhopper townspeople bumpkin clod boor