rube

• Nom désignant une personne considérée comme naïve, peu cultivée ou manquant de sophistication, souvent issue d'un milieu rural ou provincial.

A noun referring to a person who is considered unsophisticated, uneducated, or lacking in cultural awareness.

1. Unsophisticated personB2informalamerican

   A person from the countryside who is considered naive, gullible, or lacking in urban sophistication.

   Personne naïve de la campagne

   • The city slicker tried to cheat the rube out of his money.
   • He felt like a rube when he couldn't figure out the subway map.
   • The con artist targeted rubes who were new to the city.

   Synonymesbumpkinclodhoppernaifprovincialrusticsimpletonyokel

   Antonymescity slickercosmopolitansophisticate