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Noun: churl  churl
  1. A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
    - peasant, barbarian, boor, Goth, tyke [informal], tike [informal]
     
  2. A bad-tempered person
    - grouch, grump, crank, crosspatch
     
  3. [archaic] A selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
    - niggard, skinflint [informal], scrooge

Derived forms: churls

Type of: disagreeable person, hoarder, unpleasant person

Encyclopedia: Churl

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