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carl

Pronunciation: /kɑːl/

The English word “carl” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A rude, rustic man; a churl.
  2. A stingy person; a niggard.

verb

  1. To snarl; to talk grumpily or gruffly.

Etymology

From Middle English carl, from Old English carl, a borrowing from Old Norse karl (“man, husband”), from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Doublet of ceorl, churl, and karl.

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