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bar·bar·i·an

barbarian

 
pronunciation:
bar ber i n
part of speech: noun
definition 1: a person in a culture that is believed by others to be savage, primitive, or not civilized.
The Romans fought the barbarians to the north.
synonyms:
primitive, savage
similar words:
alien, cave man, foreigner, outsider, stranger
definition 2: a rough, crude person.
He shovels food into his mouth like a barbarian.
similar words:
brute, clod
derivation: barbarianism (n.)