A town or city police officer (1970s+ Citizens band)
A resident of a small town or rural area (1940s+)
Idioms and Phrases with local yokel
local yokel
A native or inhabitant of a particular locale, as in She's only gone out with local yokels, so she's not used to more sophisticated men. This disparaging rhyming term was first used by troops stationed away from home. [ ; mid-1900s ]