Dictionary    Maps    Thesaurus    Translate    Advanced >   


Tip: Click Thesaurus above for synonyms. Also, follow synonym links within the dictionary to find definitions from other sources.

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
bumpkin
    n 1: a person who is not very intelligent or interested in
         culture [syn: yokel, rube, hick, yahoo, hayseed,
         bumpkin, chawbacon]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bumpkin \Bump"kin\, n. [The same word as bumkin, which Cotgrave
   defines thus: "Bumkin, Fr. chicambault, the luffe-block, a
   long and thick piece of wood, whereunto the fore-sayle and
   sprit-sayle are fastened, when a ship goes by the winde."
   Hence, a clumsy man may easily have been compared to such a
   block of wood; cf. OD. boomken a little tree. See Boom a
   pole.]
   An awkward, heavy country fellow; a clown; a country lout.
   "Bashful country bumpkins." --W. Irving.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for bumpkin:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
boor, bucolic, clod, clodhopper, clown, country bumpkin, farmer, gawk, gawky, hayseed, hick, hillbilly, looby, lout, lubber, lummox, oaf, provincial, rube, rustic, yokel
Common Misspellings >
Most Popular Searches: Define Misanthrope, Define Pulchritudinous, Define Happy, Define Veracity, Define Cornucopia, Define Almuerzo, Define Atresic, Define URL, Definitions Of Words, Definition Of Get Up, Definition Of Quid Pro Quo, Definition Of Irreconcilable Differences, Definition Of Word, Synonyms of Repetitive, Synonym Dictionary, Synonym Antonyms. See our main index and map index for more details.

©2011-2024 ZebraWords.com - Define Yourself - The Search for Meanings and Meaning Means I Mean. All content subject to terms and conditions as set out here. Contact Us, peruse our Privacy Policy