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metsäläinen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bear noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
  • forester noun Someone whose job is managing or working in forests.
  • hillbilly noun (often informal or disparaging) A person from a rural, hilly area, especially the southern United States, stereotyped as unsophisticated.

Senses

metsäläinen is used for these senses in English:

  • bear (figuratively) A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person. [1579]
  • country bumpkin (colloquial) An unsophisticated person from the rural area of a particular country.
  • forester (obsolete, or, colloquial) A person who lives in a forest.
  • hillbilly (often, _, pejorative) Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.
  • hillbilly (ethnic slur) A white person from the rural southern part of the United States, especially the Southeastern states.

bear — full definition

  1. noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
  2. noun An investor who expects prices to fall and sells accordingly; used as an adjective for a falling market.
  3. verb To carry, support, or endure something.
  4. verb To give birth to (a child), or to produce (fruit, etc.).

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