vulgarian

[ vuhl-gair-ee-uhn ]

/ vʌlˈgɛər i ən /

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noun

a vulgar person, especially one whose vulgarity is the more conspicuous because of wealth, prominence, or pretensions to good breeding.

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Origin of vulgarian

First recorded in 1640–50; vulgar + -ian

Words nearby vulgarian

vulcanized fiber, vulcanology, vulg., vulgar, vulgar fraction, vulgarian, vulgaris, vulgarism, vulgarity, vulgarize, Vulgar Latin

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How to use vulgarian in a sentence

An utterly undeserving wretch defeated a neophyte vulgarian.
10 Election Night Truths|Tunku Varadarajan|November 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Aye,’ ses he, ‘and it makes the monied vulgarian think he is as good as those who only tolerate him.
The Whale and the Grasshopper|Seumas O'Brien
If she offers them every luxury and is not polite, she is a snob and a vulgarian.
The Art of Entertaining|M. E. W. Sherwood
"I'm plain vulgarian," he laughed to his wife one morning as he started to work.
A Man's Hearth|Eleanor M. Ingram

He did not relish having to hobnob in this way with such a vulgarian as a grafting police captain.
The Third Degree|Charles Klein and Arthur Hornblow
Heelless boots with angular toes, wedded to narrow, unstrapped trouser-ends—these denoted the vulgarian.
Youth|Leo Tolstoy

British Dictionary definitions for vulgarian

vulgarian

/ (vʌlˈɡɛərɪən) /

noun

a vulgar person, esp one who is rich or has pretensions to good taste

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vulgarian

Origin of vulgarian

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