01 n. A rustic; a countryman or laborer.
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A rustic; a countryman or laborer.“Your rank is all reversed; let men of cloth Bow to the stalwart churls in overalls.” — Emerson.
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A rough, surly, ill-bred man; a boor.“A churl's courtesy rarely comes, but either for gain or falsehood.” — Sir P. Sidney.
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A selfish miser; an illiberal person; a niggard.“Like to some rich churl hoarding up his pelf.” — Drayton.