clodhopper

noun

clod·​hop·​per ˈkläd-ˌhä-pər 

1

: a clumsy and uncouth rustic

2

: a large heavy work shoe or boot

Synonyms

• bumpkin
• chawbacon
• churl
• cornball
• countryman
• hayseed
• hick
• provincial
• rube
• rustic
• yokel

Examples of clodhopper in a Sentence

a stereotypical depiction of clodhoppers visiting the city for the first time

I do not want that clodhopper handling my rare antiques!

Recent Examples on the Web

View Photos The standard air springs and adaptive dampers also further the impression of luxurious, untroubled heft, even with the 22-inch clodhoppers fitted to our test car. —Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 2 Mar. 2023

Still, the Rubicon 392 is a royal handful, a bellowing musclebound clodhopper on 33-inch tires. —Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 28 May 2021

Playing the good guy, Charles Bronson projects little charisma, and his unfeeling performance works hand in glove with Winner's clodhopper direction. —Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader, 2 Mar. 2018

Wagon rides, pick-your-own pumpkin patch, archery, clodhopper golf, corn maze, pony rides, giant slingshots, horse shoe hill with 80’ underground slide, farm yard play area and petting animals. —Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 26 Oct. 2017

Turns out that this season, despite all of the clodhoppers, the naked shoe made a triumphant return at Jacquemus, Alexander Wang, Dries Van Noten, Saint Laurent, Nina Ricci, and more. —Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1709, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

clodhopper

noun

clod·​hop·​per ˈkläd-ˌhäp-ər 

1

: a person who is living or raised in the country

2

: a large heavy shoe