churl
12 synonyms and 1 antonym for churl, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — In the past, a free countryman of the lowest social class, or more generally, an ordinary person with no noble rank.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Antonyms
Etymology
Inherited from West Midland Middle English churle (“person not of the nobility or clergy; serf, servant, simpleton, fellow”, East Midland Middle English cherl), from Old English ċeorl (“freeman ranking below a þegn but above a thrall; commoner, peasant; countryman, husbandman; man; husband”), from Proto-West Germanic *...
Full origin of churl →