philistine
A person who is ignorant or uneducatedA 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.
» Tom is a philistine.
Tom ist ein Philister.
Tom ist ungebildet.
Meaning
1 senses(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.
Philister, Philisterin, Banause
фили́стерfilíster, мещани́нmeščanín, меща́нкаmeščánka
- a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC
- a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
Examples
2 sentencesTom is a philistine.
deTom ist ein Philister.
He hit the Philistine in the forehead.
Translations
7 languagesOrigin
The noun is derived from Philistine, influenced by philister, Philister (“(historical) inThe noun is derived from Philistine, influenced by philister, Philister (“(historical) in German universities: person not associated with the university; person who lacks appreciation of or is antagonistic towards art or culture”), from German Philister (“person from ancient Philistia; (figurative, dated) person not associated with a university; (figurative) person who lacks appreciation of or is antagonistic towards art or culture”), from Late Latin Philistaeus, Philisteus (compare Philistinus and see further at Philistine) + German -er (suffix forming nouns indicating an inhabitant of a place, or a person originating from a place).
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Forms
plural: philistinesSynonyms
3 synonyms- a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits:anti-intellectuallowbrow