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carl

1
or carle

[ kahrl ]

noun

  1. Scot.
    1. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
    2. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
  2. Archaic. a churl.
  3. Obsolete. a bondman.


Carl

2

[ kahrl ]

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Charles.

carl

/ ɑː /

noun

  1. archaic.
    another word for churl
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • i adjective
  • i·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of carl1

before 1000 (in compounds; housecarl ); Middle English; Old English -carl < Old Norse karl man; cognate with Old High German karl; akin to churl
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Word History and Origins

Origin of carl1

Old English, from Old Norse karl
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Example Sentences

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He had been cagey all along about what he had in mind, other than to include the moon landing and the Golden Record, the disc that astronomer and media personality Carl Sagan made for Voyager 1 and 2.

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Many performers and crew start their careers in theatres before going on to work in TV and film, arts education consultant and theatre blogger Carl Woodward said.

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He learned English at University High School in Westwood and began working in restaurants, rising from a dishwasher at Carl’s Jr. to a district operator overseeing 15 outposts for Baja Fresh.

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The driver of a Lexus sedan was speeding on Segerstrom a few blocks west of Carl Thornton Park and hit a tree, said Santa Ana Police Officer Natalie Garcia.

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Carl Icahn and other corporate raiders piled in, and the stock rose by nearly 40% during the week after Bluhdorn’s death.

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