English Explanatory Dictionary

carl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rude, rustic man; a churl.
  2. A stingy person; a niggard.
verb
  1. To snarl; to talk grumpily or gruffly.
name
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Charles.
noun
  1. A student at Carleton College, Minnesota.

Pronunciation

/kɑːl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-carl.wav /kɑɹl̩/ /kɑrəl/

Word forms

carl carls carling carled carle Karl

Etymology

From Middle English carl, from Old English carl, a borrowing from Old Norse karl (“man, husband”), from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Doublet of ceorl, churl, and karl.

Synonyms

hick hob bogger bogtrotter boor bucolic bydlo culchie carl churl corncob cornhusker country bumpkin country cousin clodhopper dubbo joskin hayseed hobnail hog-rubber honyock hunk lob promdi provincial rube rustic woolly back yokel skinflint tightwad cheapass cheapie cheapskate cheapo clutchfist el cheapo last of the big spenders magpie miser moneygrubber muckworm nickel nurser nig niggard nigon nipcheese nipfarthing penny-father penny pincher pickpenny piker pinch-commons pinch-gut pincher pinchfist pinchpenny scrimp scrooge snudge

Related words

housecarl wife-carl cold carl hot carl warm carl Carlos Carlo
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