carl en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /kɑrəl/ (Scotland)
- /kɑɹl̩/ (General-American)
- /kɑːl/ (England)
Etymology
From Middle English carl, from Old English carl, a borrowing from Old Norse karl (“man, husband”), from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Doublet of ceorl, churl, and karl.
Meanings
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A rude, rustic man; a churl.
In Lent noblemen and carls alike had got into the traces and pulled the carts of stone themselves.
1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!:
- (Scotland, obsolete) A stingy person; a niggard.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| carls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
churl · tight-arse · corncob · hick · rustic · magpie · cheapo · tightwad · pinchfist · scrimp · bogtrotter · nipcheese · piker · moneygrubber · woolly back · pincher · yokel · hayseed · bogger · muckworm · promdi · boor · niggard · cheapskate · hobnail · bydlo · miser · penny-father · culchie · nigon · hick · bucolic · pinch-commons · country cousin · hunk · rube · hog-rubber · pickpenny · snudge · provincial · nipfarthing · last of the big spenders · joskin · pinchpenny · lob · penny pincher · clodhopper · skinflint · churl · squirrel · dubbo · cheapass · country bumpkin · honyock · hob · tightwad · carl · scrooge · nig · skinflint · clutchfist · hob · pinch-gut · cornhusker · cheapie · carl · nickel nurser · el cheapo