hunchback
hunchback · hunchbacks
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Buckel
One who is stooped or hunched overOne who is stooped or hunched over.
/ˈhʌnt͡ʃbæk/
» Tom is a hunchback.
Tom hat einen Buckel.
Meaning
3 sensesOne who is stooped or hunched over.
A deformed upper spinal column in the shape of a hump in the back.
(derogatory)A person with kyphosis, a spinal deformity that causes a hunched over appearance.
Buckliger, Bucklige
More definitions
- a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
- an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
Examples
9 sentencesTom is a hunchback.
deTom hat einen Buckel.
I helped an old hunchback cross the street.
The hunchback doesn't see his own hump but his companion's.
deDer Bucklige sieht seinen Buckel nicht, aber den seines Gefährten.
If you keep using that posture, you'll become a hunchback.
In a land of hunchbacks, upright elegance will be a notable exception.
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
derogatory: person with kyphosis:
Origin
Back-formation from hunchbacked.Back-formation from hunchbacked.
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Forms
plural: hunchbacks| Singular | hunchback |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedhunchbacked