noun Download 🔗Share A rustic; a countryman or labourer; a free peasant (as opposed to a serf). Examples : "Even though he was a churl who worked the land his whole life, he owned his farm and was free to come and go as he pleased. " person human job history society agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor. Examples : "The grocery clerk was a real churl; he glared at me and didn't even bother to say "hello" or "thank you." " character person attitude human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A selfish miser; an illiberal person; a niggard. Examples : "Even though he won the lottery, the old churl refused to donate even a small amount to the local school, claiming he needed to keep it all for himself. " character person attitude moral inhuman Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (Theodism) A freedman, ranked below a thane but above a thrall. Examples : "In the village's social hierarchy, the churls were responsible for farming the land, a role below the thanes but above the thralls. " history person society culture family Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading