yokel

🇺🇸 /ˈjəʊkl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈjəʊkl/
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noun
R

A simple person from the countryside who is not familiar with city ways

The town's people considered him a yokel because he just moved from a rural area and was amazed by the skyscrapers.

translation

n. A simple person from the countryside who is not familiar with city ways

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Plural yokels