barbarian (n.)

  1. a member of an uncivilized people

    [ Syn: savage ]

  2. a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement

    [ Syn: peasant , boor , churl , goth , tyke , tike ]

    barbarian (adj.)

  1. 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

    [ Syn: barbaric , savage , uncivilized , uncivilised , wild ]

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