|  churl 
 
 1. a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
 • Syn:
 peasant, barbarian, boor, Goth, tyke, tike
 • Derivationally related forms:
 barbarian (for: barbarian)
 • Hypernyms:
 unpleasant person, disagreeable person
 2. a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
 • Syn:
 niggard, skinflint, scrooge
 • Derivationally related forms:
 niggardly (for: niggard)
 • Hypernyms:
 hoarder
 • Hyponyms:
 pinchgut
 3. a bad-tempered person
 • Syn:
 grouch, grump, crank, crosspatch
 • Derivationally related forms:
 cranky (for: crank), grumpy (for: grump), grouchy (for: grouch), grouch (for: grouch)
 • Hypernyms:
 unpleasant person, disagreeable person
 • Hyponyms:
 crab, crabby person, fire-eater, hothead, misanthrope, misanthropist
 
 
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