vulgarian


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vul·gar·i·an

 (vŭl-gâr′ē-ən)
n.
A person who makes an ostentatious display of wealth and is often poorly educated or lacking in refinement. See Synonyms at boor.
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vulgarian

(vʌlˈɡɛərɪən)
n
a vulgar person, esp one who is rich or has pretensions to good taste
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vul•gar•i•an

(vʌlˈgɛər i ən)

n.
a vulgar person, esp. one who is wealthy, prominent, or has pretensions to good breeding.
[1640–50]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.vulgarian - a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth)
disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
ribald - a ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive language
slob, sloven, slovenly person, pig - a coarse obnoxious person
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vulgarian

noun
An unrefined, rude person:
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Translations

vulgarian

[vʌlˈgɛərɪən] N (= unrefined) → ordinario/a m/f; (= wealthy) → ricacho/a m/f
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I gave the little vulgarian a shilling, and returned to the club disgusted.
"Hopeless vulgarian!" exclaimed Cecil, almost before they were out of earshot,
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Don't forget that this boorish and inarticulate vulgarian carries around with him the briefcase containing the nuclear launch codes.
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The vulgarian in Washington lived up to the script, literally.