Definition of CORNHUSKER

cornhusker

Plural: cornhuskers

Noun

  • a worker who husks corn
  • a native or resident of Nebraska
  • A person or device that removes husks from corn.
  • A person who is a native or resident of the U.S. state of Nebraska.
  • A yokel.

Origin / Etymology

From corn + husker.

Synonyms

Nebraskan, bogger, bogtrotter, boor, bucolic, bydlo, carl, churl, clodhopper, corncob, cornhusker, cornshucker, country bumpkin, country cousin, culchie, dubbo, hayseed, hick, hillbilly, hob, hobnail, hog-rubber, honyock, hunk, joskin, lob, promdi, provincial, redneck, rube, rustic, woolly back, yokel

Scrabble Score: 19

cornhusker: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
cornhusker: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
cornhusker: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

cornhusker: valid Words With Friends Word