NOUN | person | churl, peasant, barbarian, boor, Goth, tyke, tike | a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement |
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person | churl, niggard, skinflint, scrooge | a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend | |
person | churl, grouch, grump, crank, crosspatch | a bad-tempered person |
Meaning | A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement. | |
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Synonyms | peasant, barbarian, boor, Goth, tyke, tike | |
Broader | unpleasant person, disagreeable person | A person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
Spanish | bárbaro, basto, bestia, charro, grosero, montañero, palurdo, patán, zamarro, zambombo | |
Catalan | bàrbar, barroer, bast, bèstia, groller, pallús, talòs |
Meaning | A selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend. | |
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Synonyms | niggard, skinflint, scrooge | |
Narrower | pinchgut | A niggardly person who starves himself (and others) |
Broader | hoarder | A person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use |
Spanish | avaro, tacaño | |
Catalan | garrepa |
Meaning | A bad-tempered person. | |
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Synonyms | grouch, grump, crank, crosspatch | |
Narrower | crab, crabby person | A quarrelsome grouch |
fire-eater, hothead | A belligerent grouch | |
misanthrope, misanthropist | someone who dislikes people in general | |
Broader | unpleasant person, disagreeable person | A person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
Spanish | cascarrabias, gruñón, polvorilla, quejica | |
Catalan | remugador, rondinaire |
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