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hunchback

noun

  1. one who is stooped or hunched over
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhʌnt͡ʃbæk/

noun

Etymology: Back-formation from hunchbacked.

  1. One who is stooped or hunched over.
  2. A deformed upper spinal column in the shape of a hump in the back.
  3. A person with kyphosis, a spinal deformity that causes a hunched over appearance.