hunchback
noun
hunch·back ˈhənch-ˌbak 
plural hunchbacks
1
often offensive : a person with a humpback
2
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Arbat might even derive from gorbat (hunchback), because the road curved in and around streams. —
Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026 Twain, of course, never stooped to fart jokes or hunchback gags in pursuit of a giggle. —Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026 Baker inquires about the design of the hunchback and hovers his hand above her bulbous boils. —J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025 Told in two timelines, Geek Love is narrated by the now adult Oly, a Portland radio host and a dwarf with albinism and a hunchback who is determined to keep her family history alive for her estranged daughter. —Kali Fajardo-Anstine, The Atlantic, 20 July 2022 See All Example Sentences for hunchback
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Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026 Twain, of course, never stooped to fart jokes or hunchback gags in pursuit of a giggle. —Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026 Baker inquires about the design of the hunchback and hovers his hand above her bulbous boils. —J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025 Told in two timelines, Geek Love is narrated by the now adult Oly, a Portland radio host and a dwarf with albinism and a hunchback who is determined to keep her family history alive for her estranged daughter. —Kali Fajardo-Anstine, The Atlantic, 20 July 2022 See All Example Sentences for hunchback
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“Hunchback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/hunchback. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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