definition of rube
an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country
rural voters were tired of being treated as rubes by state officials, who showed interest in them only at election time
Synonyms for rube
bumpkin, chawbacon, churl, clodhopper, cornball, countryman, hayseed, hick, hillbilly, provincial, rustic, yokel
Words Related to rube
boor, clod, clown, gawk, lout, oaf
greenhorn, tenderfoot
peasant, peon
backwoodsman, mountaineer