BARBARIAN

barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild

(adjective) without civilizing influences; “barbarian invaders”; “barbaric practices”; “a savage people”; “fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient”-Margaret Meade; “wild tribes”

peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike

(noun) a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement

savage, barbarian

(noun) a member of an uncivilized people

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

barbarian (not comparable)

Relating to people, countries or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.

Synonyms

• barbaric

• barbarous

Noun

barbarian (plural barbarians)

(historical) A non-Greek or a non-Roman.

An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; often associated with fighting or other such shows of strength.

(derogatory) Someone from a developing country or backward culture.

A warrior, clad in fur or leather, associated with sword and sorcery stories.

(derogatory) A person destitute of culture; a Philistine.

A cruel, savage, brutal person; one without pity or humanity.

(derogatory) A foreigner, especially with barbaric qualities as in the above definitions.

Synonyms

• (foreigner): alien, outlander, peregrine; see also foreigner

Source: Wiktionary

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Bar*ba"ri*an, n. Etym: [See Barbarous.]

1. A foreigner. [Historical] Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.

2. A man in a rule, savage, or uncivilized state.

3. A person destitute of culture. M. Arnold.

4. A cruel, savage, brutal man; one destitute of pity or humanity. "Thou fell barbarian." Philips.

Bar*ba"ri*an, a.

Definition: Of, or pertaining to, or resembling, barbarians; rude; uncivilized; barbarous; as, barbarian governments or nations.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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