vulgarian
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- noun
- /vʌlˈɡɛriən/
- Offensive
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persona vulgar
- Back in 1988, "Spy" magazine called him a "short-fingered vulgarian."
- called him a vulgarian
Examples
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At one juncture, Helen exclaims, "What a prosperous vulgarian Mr. Wilcox has grown!"
Academic text (1997) -
Your vulgarian friend is downstairs denting innocent people's fenders.
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" The only thing to remember is that, God bless them, they are vulgarians.
Fiction book (1994) -
Only vulgarians call them gasbags.
Fiction book (1999) -
My peers will call me a hack, a tout, a vulgarian, a Philistine!
Fiction book (2002) -
You're a true vulgarian, aren't you?
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Otherwise, all of us Woolworth vulgarians will overrun them.
Fiction book (1999) -
- She's a vulgarian.
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With all educational institutions, they bear some of the blame for a society capable of such an uninspiring election that sent a ruthless vulgarian to the White House.
Academic text (2017) -
The wealthy businessman was often seen as a vulgarian due to his ostentatious displays of wealth.
Synonyms
A person who shows off things like money or clothes to impress others
Antonyms
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Etymology
Vulgarian comes from vulgar, which goes back to the Latin word vulgus meaning 'the common people' or 'common'. So, a vulgarian is someone seen as 'common' in a rude or showy way, often showing off money without much taste.