clodhopper
pronunciation
How to pronounce clodhopper in British English:
UK [ˈklɒdhɒpə(r)]
How to pronounce clodhopper in American English:
US [ˈklɑdhɑpə(r)]
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- Noun:
- a thick and heavy shoe
Word Origin
- clodhopper (n.)
- 1690s, slang, "one who works on plowed land, a rustic," from clod (n.) + agent noun from hop (v.). Compare in a similar sense clod-breaker, clod-crusher; in this word perhaps a play on grasshopper. Sense extended by 1836 to the shoes worn by such workers.
Example
- 1. A abroad clodhopper explodes to laugh at life .
- 2. Look where you 're going , you great clodhopper .
- 3. Swanning off to his chateau in france was the act of a political clodhopper .
- 4. Churchman b : go staight , turn right at the first crossing , then left , then right , you won 't miss it ! Get away , you clodhopper !