rube

noun
UK: /ruːb/
US: /ruːb/
  1. A person who is not intelligent or is easily tricked; an unsophisticated person.

    1. The salesman easily tricked the rube into buying the useless product.
    2. City folks often see those from the country as a naive rube, easily fooled by scams.

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The phonetic transcription of "rube" is /ruːb/ in British English and /ruːb/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "rube": dupe, sucker, simpleton, fool.

Example usage of "rube": "The salesman easily tricked the rube into buying the useless product.". More examples on the page.