also: そんふうし
noun
rural scholar; country pedant
Refers to a scholar or teacher from the countryside, often with a nuance of being narrow-minded or pedantic. Sometimes used derogatorily.
彼は村夫子然とした態度で、都会の学者を見下していた。
With the air of a rural pedant, he looked down on the city scholars.
その村夫子は、
That country scholar clung to old teachings and refused to accept new ideas.
Compound of 村 (village) and 夫子 (scholar, master). The term likely originated in a context where rural scholars were seen as less sophisticated than their urban counterparts.