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▸ noun: (figurative, frequently humorous, usually in the plural) An opponent (of the speaker, writer, etc); an enemy, a foe.
▸ noun: (university slang, historical) In German universities: a person not associated with the university; a non-academic or non-student; a townsperson.
▸ adjective: (historical) Originating from ancient Philistia; of or pertaining to the ancient Philistines.
▸ noun: (derogatory) A person who is ignorant or uneducated; specifically, a person who lacks appreciation of or is antagonistic towards art or culture, and who has pedestrian tastes.
▸ adjective: (derogatory) Ignorant or uneducated; specifically, lacking appreciation for or antagonistic towards art or culture, and having pedestrian tastes.
▸ noun: Alternative letter-case form of philistine (“a person who is ignorant or uneducated; specifically, a person who lacks appreciation of or is antagonistic towards art or culture, and who has pedestrian tastes”) [(derogatory) A person who is ignorant or uneducated; specifically, a person who lacks appreciation of or is antagonistic towards art or culture, and who has pedestrian tastes.]
▸ adjective: Alternative letter-case form of philistine (“ignorant or uneducated; specifically, lacking appreciation for or antagonistic towards art or culture, and having pedestrian tastes”). [(derogatory) Ignorant or uneducated; specifically, lacking appreciation for or antagonistic towards art or culture, and having pedestrian tastes.]
Similar:
anti-intellectual,
lowbrow,
nonintellectual,
Philistian,
philosemite,
Philonist,
philiac,
philologaster,
Syrophœnician,
philippizer,
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