hunchback

English

Etymology

Back-formation from hunchbacked.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʌnt͡ʃbæk/

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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.

Lon Chaney as Quasimodo in the 1923 film adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

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)