Parson Trulliber

noun

A rude, vulgar country clergyman, devoted to agricultural pursuits.

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Meanings

nounParson Trulliber (plural Parson Trullibers)

plural Parson Trullibers

  1. UKobsoleteslangA rude, vulgar country clergyman, devoted to agricultural pursuits.

Origin

After the character of the same name in Henry Fielding's Joseph Andrews (1742).

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APA

Parson Trulliber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parson%20Trulliber

MLA

“Parson Trulliber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parson%20Trulliber. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Parson Trulliber,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Parson%20Trulliber.

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