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Churl

A rustic; a countryman or laborer.

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Crab 76% connected

One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body, covered with a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen i…

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Misanthrope 76% connected

A hater of mankind; a misanthropist.

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Hoarder 76% connected

One who hoards.

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Grumpy 74% connected

Surly; dissatisfied; grouty.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Grumpy 74% connected

Surly; dissatisfied; grouty.

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Barbarian 92% connected

A foreigner.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Boor 92% connected

A husbandman; a peasant; a rustic; esp. a clownish or unrefined countryman.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Crank 92% connected

A bent portion of an axle, or shaft, or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which motion is imparted to or received from it; also…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Crosspatch 92% connected

An ill-natured person.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Goth 92% connected

One of an ancient Teutonic race, who dwelt between the Elbe and the Vistula in the early part of the Christian era, and who overran and took an impor…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Niggard 92% connected

A person meanly close and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonous fellow; a miser.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Peasant 92% connected

A countryman; a rustic; especially, one of the lowest class of tillers of the soil in European countries.

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Skinflint 92% connected

A penurious person; a miser; a niggard.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tike 92% connected

A tick. See 2d Tick.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tyke 92% connected

See 2d Tike.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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