noun

clodhopper

Clodhopper (noun) means a strong shoe for heavy-duty use; a boot.

noun

A strong shoe for heavy-duty use; a boot.

Any shoe construed (within a particular context) as ungainly.

United States Navy ankle length work shoes, distinct from dress shoes or combat boots.

To refer to generally big feet or the foot of a clumsy person.

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Etymology

Compound of clod + hopper (agentive form of the verb hop). Perhaps affected by analogy with grasshopper. The term originated in the 17th century as a derogatory name for a farm laborer—someone who "hopped" (stomped) over "clods" of earth; attested in the sense of "peasant" since the seventeenth century; the extended sense of "boot" or "shoe" dates from the nineteenth century. While originating in Britain, the term survives most strongly in Southern/Appalachian speech.

Rhymes for clodhopper

copper popper hopper Topper chopper whopper stopper shopper grasshopper showstopper

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What is the meaning of clodhopper?

"clodhopper" (noun) means a strong shoe for heavy-duty use; a boot.

What are the different meanings of clodhopper?

"clodhopper" has 3 main meanings: 1. A strong shoe for heavy-duty use; a boot; 2. Any shoe construed (within a particular context) as ungainly; 3. United States Navy ankle length work shoes, distinct from dress shoes or combat boots.