"cornhusker" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cornhuskers [plural]
Etymology: From corn + husker. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|corn|husker}} corn + husker Head templates: {{en-noun}} cornhusker (plural cornhuskers)
  1. A person or device that removes husks from corn. Synonyms: cornshucker
    Sense id: en-cornhusker-en-noun-M6wZV7O6
  2. (usually capitalized) A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska. Tags: capitalized, usually
    Sense id: en-cornhusker-en-noun-dxIRvTub Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Demonyms, Maize (crop) Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 46 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 47 49 Disambiguation of Demonyms: 3 48 49 Disambiguation of Maize (crop): 4 86 10
  3. (informal) A yokel. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-cornhusker-en-noun-YrfI9~9h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Demonyms, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 29 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 46 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 47 49 Disambiguation of Demonyms: 3 48 49 Disambiguation of People: 0 37 63 Synonyms: corncob, hayseed, bogger [Ireland, UK], bogtrotter [Ireland], boor, bucolic, culchie [Ireland], carl, churl, corncob [US], cornhusker [US], country bumpkin, country cousin, clodhopper, dubbo [Australia], joskin, hayseed [US], hillbilly [US], hick, hob [obsolete], hobnail [obsolete], hog-rubber [obsolete], honyock [US], hunk [US], lob [obsolete], provincial, redneck [US], rube [US], rustic, woolly back [UK], yokel
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cornfield, cornflour, cornhusk, cornhusking, cornmeal, corn oil, cornshucking, cornstalk

Inflected forms

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