hunchback

noun

hunch·​back ˈhənch-ˌbak How to pronounce hunchback (audio)
plural hunchbacks
1
often offensive : a person with a humpback
2
: humpback sense 1
hunchbacked
ˈhənch-ˈbakt How to pronounce hunchback (audio)
adjective

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Twain, of course, never stooped to fart jokes or hunchback gags in pursuit of a giggle. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026 Arbat might even derive from gorbat (hunchback), because the road curved in and around streams. — Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026 Baker inquires about the design of the hunchback and hovers his hand above her bulbous boils. — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025 But BMWs product planners turned out to be right about the hunchback of Munich. — Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 14 Jan. 2020 See All Example Sentences for hunchback

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First Known Use

1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of hunchback was in 1693

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hunchback

noun
hunch·​back ˈhənch-ˌbak How to pronounce hunchback (audio)
1
: a person with a humpback
2
: humpback sense 1
hunchbacked
-ˈbakt How to pronounce hunchback (audio)
adjective

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