"carrot cruncher" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-carrot cruncher.ogg Forms: carrot crunchers [plural], carrot-cruncher [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} carrot cruncher (plural carrot crunchers)
  1. (chiefly UK, slang, derogatory) Someone from a rural background; a bumpkin. Tags: UK, derogatory, slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-carrot_cruncher-en-noun-zzpWFMqI Disambiguation of People: 93 7 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15
  2. (UK, slang) Such a police officer Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-carrot_cruncher-en-noun-rYo29Mv~ Categories (other): British English

Inflected forms

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