clodhopper

[ klod-hop-er ]

/ ˈklɒdˌhɒp ər /

a clumsy boor; rustic; bumpkin.

clodhoppers, strong, heavy shoes.

Origin of clodhopper

1680–90; clod + hopper, modeled on grasshopper

1 hick, yokel, lout, hayseed, lummox.

Fact, too good for the half of the clodhoppers about these parts.

The Drone |Rutherford Mayne
Ploughmen and clodhoppers in general were obviously now discouraged, for the besom had disappeared.

The Old Inns of Old England, Volume II (of 2) |Charles G. Harper
You clodhoppers think you can run over a man because you know he can't get away.

Heart of the West |O. Henry
The whole regiment looked like a collection of clodhoppers, dirty beyond recognition.

The Duel |A. I. Kuprin

These beasts are all clodhoppers, and their feet are hobnailed boots.

Concerning Animals and Other Matters |E.H. Aitken, (AKA Edward Hamilton)

clodhopper

/ (ˈklɒdˌhɒpə) /

a clumsy person; lout

(usually plural) a large heavy shoe or boot

clodhopping, adjective