Parson Trulliber

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Sense 1

Meaning · English

A rude, vulgar country clergyman, devoted to agricultural pursuits.

Register: slang

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

a rude, vulgar, country clergyman, devoted to agricultural pursuits; the race is most probably now extinct. From the pig-feeding and pig-headed parson in Joseph Andrews.

Era: ca. 1874 (Victorian)

Where it’s used: Origin British & Irish English
Sources & notes

Historical definition reproduced from Hotten’s The Slang Dictionary (1874, public domain; Project Gutenberg #42108, retrieved 2026-07-31). Reflects the attitudes of its era.

Common questions

What does “Parson Trulliber” mean?

A rude, vulgar country clergyman, devoted to agricultural pursuits.

Is “Parson Trulliber” formal or informal?

Parson Trulliber is generally slang.