hunchback

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Etymology

Back-formation from hunchbacked.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʌnt͡ʃbæk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

hunchback (plural hunchbacks)

1. One who is stooped or hunched over.
2. A deformed upper spinal column in the shape of a hump in the back.
3. (derogatory) A person with kyphosis, a spinal deformity that causes a hunched over appearance.

Synonyms

• humpback
• stooped

Derived terms

• hunchbacked

Translations

one who is stooped or hunched over — see humpback

deformed upper spinal column — see humpback

derogatory: person with kyphosis

Azerbaijani: qozbel, donqar Czech: hrbáč m Esperanto: (please verify) ĝibulo Finnish: koukkuselkä (fi), kyttyräselkä French: bossu (fr) m, bossue (fr) f German: Buckliger (de) m, Bucklige (de) f Greek: καμπούρης (el) m (kampoúris), καμπούρα (el) f (kampoúra) Hungarian: púpos (hu) Irish: cruitíneach m Maori: piari Portuguese: corcunda (pt) m or f Tagalog: kuba Turkish: kambur (tr)

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Korean: (please verify) 곱사 (gopsa), (please verify) 곱사등이 (gopsadeung'i), (please verify) 꼽추 (kkopchu)