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vulgarizer

9.6

A person who makes serious art seem crude and rude

noun
/ˈvʌlɡəraɪzər/

NSFW

: vulgarizador

Critics accused him of being a vulgarizer of classical literature.

Examples

Some say that reality TV has become a vulgarizer of popular culture.
Some critics argue that the show is a vulgarizer of traditional storytelling due to its exaggerated plotlines.
She refused to work with anyone she considered a vulgarizer of serious art.
The vulgarizer changed the poem's tone completely.
Many consider him a vulgarizer of classical art.
The author's latest book has been criticized for being a vulgarizer of complex philosophical ideas.
As a self-proclaimed artist, he became a vulgarizer of contemporary art, making it appealing to broader audiences.

Antonyms

refiner

Specialized

9 5.6

A person or company that cleans and improves things like oil, sugar and metals by removing unwanted parts

How Vulgar

pornographer

Offensive

16 7.9

sensationalist

Literature

1 7.8

vulgarizer

NSFW

9.6

popularizer

1 5.5

editor

∞ 3.0

refiner

Specialized

9 5.6

Surface Forms

vulgarizer singular

vulgarizers plural

Morphology

vulgarizer = vulgarize (transparent) = vulgar + ize + er

The agentive '-er' transparently forms 'one who vulgarizes' from the verb 'vulgarize', and 'vulgarize' is a regular derivation from 'vulgar' + '-ize'.

Etymology

Vulgarizer comes from the Latin words vulgus 'the people' and vulgaris 'common', and over time vulgar also came to mean 'crude' or 'not refined'. So a vulgarizer in this sense is someone who makes art or language less refined, lowering its tone for mass taste.