English Explanatory Dictionary

Cornhusker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A native or resident of the American state of Nebraska.
  2. Any of a number of sports teams in Nebraska.
noun
  1. A person or device that removes husks from corn.
  2. A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska.
  3. A yokel.

Word forms

Cornhusker Cornhuskers

Etymology

From corn + husker.

Synonyms

cornshucker corncob hayseed bogger bogtrotter boor bucolic bydlo culchie carl churl cornhusker country bumpkin country cousin clodhopper dubbo joskin hick hob hobnail hog-rubber honyock hunk lob promdi provincial rube rustic woolly back yokel

Related words

cornfield cornflour cornhusk cornhusking cornmeal corn oil cornshucking cornstalk husking bee

Derived words

Cornhusker State
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