vulgarian

vulgarian
A vulgar individual, especially one who emphasizes or is oblivious to their vulgar qualities.

He was by this time on the deck, but he had the art to be quite unapproachable; the friendliest vulgarian, three parts drunk, would have known better than take liberties...


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  • Vulgarian — Vul*ga ri*an, n. A vulgar person; one who has vulgar ideas. Used also adjectively. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vulgarian — index blatant (obtrusive) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • vulgarian — ► NOUN ▪ an unrefined person, especially one with newly acquired power or wealth …   English terms dictionary

  • vulgarian — [vul ger′ē ən, vulgar′ē ən] n. a vulgar person; esp., a rich person with coarse, ostentatious manners or tastes …   English World dictionary

  • Vulgarian National Anthem — (or The Vulture of Vulgaria ) was originally written for the 1968 musical film, produced by Cubby Broccoli called, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang but was cut almost entirely from the final edit of the film. The musical theme is still heard in the film… …   Wikipedia

  • vulgarian — noun Date: 1804 a vulgar person …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • vulgarian — /vul gair ee euhn/, n. a vulgar person, esp. one whose vulgarity is the more conspicuous because of wealth, prominence, or pretensions to good breeding. [1640 50; VULGAR + IAN] * * * …   Universalium

  • vulgarian — Synonyms and related words: Babbitt, Philistine, arriviste, boor, bounder, bourgeois, cad, churl, clown, epicier, groundling, guttersnipe, hooligan, ill bred fellow, looby, lout, low fellow, mucker, nouveau riche, parvenu, peasant, ribald, rough …   Moby Thesaurus

  • vulgarian — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. parvenu, snob, boor; see braggart . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An unrefined, rude person: barbarian, boor, chuff, churl, Philistine, yahoo. See GOOD …   English dictionary for students

  • vulgarian — vul·gari·an || vÊŒl gerɪən / geÉ™r n. vulgar person, rich person who makes an offensively gaudy display of his wealth …   English contemporary dictionary

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