anti-intellectual
anti-intellectual · anti-intellectuals
филистимлянин
Philister, Philisterin
A person who scorns intellectuals and their views and methodsA person who scorns intellectuals and their views and methods.
Meaning
1 sensesA person who scorns intellectuals and their views and methods.
Near-synonym: philistine
a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From anti- + intellectual.From anti- + intellectual.
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Forms
plural: anti-intellectualsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits:philistinelowbrow