Rube
Rube noun - An awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country.
Usage example: rural voters were tired of being treated as rubes by state officials, who showed interest in them only at election time
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Synonyms for Rube
Rustic
Rustic noun - An awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country.
Usage example: a rustic who was awed by the prices that city dwellers had to pay
Rube and rustic are semantically related (North American) in hillbilly topic. You can use "Rube" instead a noun "Rustic", if it concerns topics such as yokel, hayseed. informal substitute
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