hunchback
One who is stooped or hunched overOne who is stooped or hunched over.
» 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
- 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. — Vortarulo
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. — alvations
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 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Back-formation from hunchbacked.Back-formation from hunchbacked.
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Forms
plural: hunchbacks| Singular | hunchback |
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