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What is the noun for rubes?

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rube
  1. (US, Canada, informal) A person of rural heritage; a yokel.
  2. (pejorative) An uninformed, unsophisticated, or unintelligent person.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “You know, in today's business, everything is so cookie cutter and so formulaic, for a rube like Billy to hit like he has is a great thing.”
      “Luciana appears near incoherent and her debonair, eloquent lover a frazzled and henpecked rube.”
      “He helped to dispel fears that the young Texan rube would be out of his depth in Washington.”
rubes
  1. plural of rube
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  3. Examples:
    1. “A week later, two rubes from Wyoming had somehow managed to become certified Nordic instructors.”
      “Megan and I decided beforehand that we'd play the part of two uneducated rubes looking for more information.”
      “Or maybe I like hearing about a good con that separates the rubes from their money.”
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