1. a person from a rural area, especially one considered unsophisticated or naive
Usage: informal; sometimes derogatory
2. a seed or piece of grass or hay

Examples

• The city kids teased him for being a hayseed from the farm.
• She brushed the hayseed off her jacket after walking through the barn.
• Despite being called a hayseed, he proved to be quite clever in business.
• The politician tried to appeal to hayseed voters in rural districts.
• There was hayseed stuck in the horse’s mane.
• He may look like a hayseed, but he has a PhD in engineering.