ˈyōkəl noun
( -s )
Etymology: perhaps from English dialect yokel green woodpecker, of imitative origin
: an unpolished, naïve, or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or of a small town
the legendary yokel who rushed onto the stage to rescue the heroine — Hunter Mead
evidently peasants, some of them young yokels from the plow, no doubt ignorant and stupid — George Santayana
Synonyms: see boor