vulgarian
[vuhl-gair-ee-uh n]
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
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Examples from the Web for vulgarian
Historical Examples of vulgarian
Then he thought of his own sister married to that vulgarian, Friedland.
Dreamers of the GhettoI. Zangwill
Did not you marry a low creature,—a vulgarian, a tradesman's daughter?
My Novel, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
"You see, Hycy, the vulgarian will come out," said his mother.
The Emigrants Of AhadarraWilliam Carleton
Did not you marry a low creature—a vulgarian—a tradesman's daughter?
She had the true instinct of it; while I was always a bit of a vulgarian.
The Social Significance of the Modern DramaEmma Goldman
vulgarian
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