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as in peasant
an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country
a stereotypical depiction of clodhoppers visiting the city for the first time
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as in hulk
a big clumsy often slow-witted person
I do not want that clodhopper handling my rare antiques!
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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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clodhopper
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An estimated 20,000 people swarmed the 1378 conclave in Rome to make their opinion known, including peasants who traveled from the countryside.Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
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Scarlet Darkness Gingham Cotton Blouse Featuring a gingham print and subtle puff sleeves, this peasant blouse is perfect for layering with a cozy cardigan.Emma Guillen, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
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There were literal piles of dead and mangled Russians around the smoldering hulks.David Axe, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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The gleaming and modern hulk might have been rejected by the district’s conservative populace, especially since the Mubaraks had supported hospital fundraising efforts.Sushrut Jangi, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2014
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In first grade, when a teacher called him a hick, Ciotti threw an inkwell at her.D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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In the special, taped at Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV, Kober brings audiences together with stories about dealing with hometown hicks, unforgiving fruit flies and California candy cartels.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 June 2024
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If your nipples change—especially if inversion happens suddenly or comes with tugging, pain, lumps, or discharge—consult a healthcare provider for further evaluation.Brandi Jones, MSN-Ed, Health, 2 Nov. 2024
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All individuals who use these medications should be alert to symptoms of a thyroid tumor, such as a lump in the neck, a hoarse voice, and difficulty breathing or swallowing.Karen Berger, PharmD, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
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Seconds later, the clown pulled out a gun and shot Warren in the mouth at point blank range.KC Baker, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Related Articles Macy’s said its parade will be the largest yet with more than 5,000 volunteers, 17 character balloons, 22 floats, 15 heritage and novelty balloons, more than 700 clowns, 11 marching bands and 10 performance groups.David Moin, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
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Mantle was the voluble hayseed from Oklahoma who could hit anything but was corrupted by the big city, and wound up undone by alcohol and knee injuries.Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
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Today, the variety shows’ wise-clown hayseeds (overalls, prosthetic teeth, silly hats, no shoes) are the ones who get all the good lines, whose material is distinctive in its political sensibility and cultural hobbyhorses.Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
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The presidential victor will be showered in praise while the loser will be excoriated — no matter how close the election turns out to be.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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The loser would need to identify a viable rationale for a court to vacate the arbitration decision.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Ben’s refusal to stand down for a middle-aged white man seeking to wrest power from him was radical, as was the film’s ending, in which the hero was shot by yokels failing to distinguish him from the zombies previously described as animals.Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
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John Elway would sooner crowd surf with the yokels in Oakland’s Black Hole than tank a season.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024
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“Clodhopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clodhopper. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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