noun
hunchback
HUHNCH-bak
noun
1
A person whose spine curves abnormally, giving their back a rounded, raised shape.
"The novel's hero is a kind-hearted hunchback who lives in the bell tower."
How to Use Hunchback
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone with a pronounced curve or hump in their upper back.
When to use it
Can be considered insensitive when used to describe a real person's medical condition; "kyphosis" is the clinical term.
Word Forms
hunchbacks plural
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Etymology
Formed by back-formation from "hunchbacked."