hayseed
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Definition of hayseed
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Synonyms & Antonyms for hayseed
Synonyms
bumpkin, chawbacon, churl, clodhopper, cornball, countryman, hick, hillbilly, provincial, rube, rustic, yokel
Antonyms
cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, sophisticate
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Similar to its Firrea claims against other banks, Justice accuses UBS of misleading the institutions that bought its securities, such as the hayseeds at Merrill Lynch. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Trump’s Obama-Style Bank Heist," 18 Nov. 2018 The characters in this heist film from Steven Soderbergh, set in North Carolina, are the inverse: outwardly unskilled hayseeds who execute a complicated theft with finesse. — Charles Bramesco, New York Times, "The Little Lebowskis: 10 Righteous Heirs to a Coen Brothers’ Classic," 6 Mar. 2018 As the series advances, Danny’s K’un-Lun hayseed act will give way to something moodier and more tantrum-prone, as though his hero’s journey got stuck in a ditch somewhere in adolescence. — Jonathan L. Fischer, Slate Magazine, "Netflix’s Iron Fist has about as little self-awareness as its white, male, billionaire protagonist.," 20 Mar. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hayseed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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