The difference between Churl and Hick

When used as nouns, churl means a rustic, whereas hick means an awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.


Hick is also verb with the meaning: to hiccup.

check bellow for the other definitions of Churl and Hick

  1. Churl as a noun:

    A rustic; a countryman or labourer; a free peasant (as opposed to a serf).

  2. Churl as a noun:

    A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.

  3. Churl as a noun:

    A selfish miser; an illiberal person; a niggard.

  4. Churl as a noun (Theodism):

    a freedman, ranked below a thane but above a thrall

  1. Hick as a noun (pejorative):

    An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.

  1. Hick as a verb:

    to hiccup

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