Meanings
nouncountry bumpkin (plural country bumpkins)
plural country bumpkins
- colloquialAn unsophisticated person from the rural area of a particular country.
Synonyms: boor, churl, hick, hillbilly, rustic, yokel, bogger, bogtrotter
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn unsophisticated person from the rural area of a particular country.
Translations
Arabic شَخْص رِيفِيّ أَحْمَق
- شَخْص رِيفِيّ أَحْمَق (šaḵṣ rīfiyy ʔaḥmaq)unsophisticated person from a rural area
Chinese Cantonese 大鄉里
- 大鄉里 (daai⁶ hoeng¹ lei⁵)unsophisticated person from a rural area
Chinese Mandarin 鄉巴佬 /乡巴佬, 土包子
- 鄉巴佬 /乡巴佬 (xiāngbalǎo)unsophisticated person from a rural area
- 土包子 (tǔbāozi)unsophisticated person from a rural area
- 阿土 (ātǔ)unsophisticated person from a rural area
- 怯子 (qièzi)unsophisticated person from a rural area
- 鄉下佬 /乡下佬 (xiāngxialǎo)unsophisticated person from a rural area
Czech vesnický balík, křupan
- vesnický balíkunsophisticated person from a rural area
- křupanunsophisticated person from a rural area
- buranunsophisticated person from a rural area
Danish bonderøv
- bonderøvunsophisticated person from a rural area
Finnish maalaisjuntti, maalaistollo
- maalaisjunttiunsophisticated person from a rural area
- maalaistollounsophisticated person from a rural area
- metsäläinenunsophisticated person from a rural area
- junttiunsophisticated person from a rural area
- landepaukkuunsophisticated person from a rural area
- turvenuijaunsophisticated person from a rural area
- korpikansaunsophisticated person from a rural area
French péquenaud
- péquenaudunsophisticated person from a rural area
German Bauerntölpel, Hinterwäldler
- Bauerntölpelunsophisticated person from a rural area
- Hinterwäldlerunsophisticated person from a rural area
Greek χωριάτης
- χωριάτης (choriátis)unsophisticated person from a rural area
Italian buzzurro
- buzzurrounsophisticated person from a rural area
Japanese 田舎者, お上り様
- 田舎者 (inakamono)unsophisticated person from a rural area
- お上り様 (o-nobori-san)unsophisticated person from a rural area
Korean 촌놈, 촌사람
- 촌놈 (chonnom)unsophisticated person from a rural area
- 촌사람 (chonsaram)unsophisticated person from a rural area
- 촌뜨기 (chontteugi)unsophisticated person from a rural area
- 시골뜨기 (sigoltteugi)unsophisticated person from a rural area
Latin petrō
- petrōunsophisticated person from a rural area
Polish wieśniak
- wieśniakunsophisticated person from a rural area
Portuguese caipira
- caipiraunsophisticated person from a rural area
Romanian țăran
- țăranunsophisticated person from a rural area
Russian дереве́нщина, провинциа́л
- дереве́нщина (derevénščina)unsophisticated person from a rural area
- провинциа́л (provinciál)unsophisticated person from a rural area
- провинциа́лка (provinciálka)unsophisticated person from a rural area
Spanish cateto, paleto
- catetounsophisticated person from a rural area
- paletounsophisticated person from a rural area
- palurdounsophisticated person from a rural area
- huasounsophisticated person from a rural area
Swedish bondläpp, bondlurk
- bondläppunsophisticated person from a rural area
- bondlurkunsophisticated person from a rural area
- lantisunsophisticated person from a rural area
Turkish ahlat
- ahlatunsophisticated person from a rural area
Ukrainian селюк, рагуль
- селюк (seljuk)unsophisticated person from a rural area
- рагуль (rahulʹ)unsophisticated person from a rural area
Vietnamese nhà quê, hai lúa
- nhà quêunsophisticated person from a rural area
- hai lúaunsophisticated person from a rural area
Cite this entry
APA
country bumpkin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/country%20bumpkin
MLA
“country bumpkin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/country%20bumpkin. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “country bumpkin,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/country%20bumpkin.
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