barbarian

[US]/bɑː'beərɪən/
[UK]/bɑr'bɛrɪən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a person who is savagely cruel or uncivilized, a person considered to be primitive or uncultured
adj. relating to or characteristic of barbarians, rough or brutal

Example Sentences

the barbarians without the gates.

a barbarian on the loose in a museum;

Huzzah!Good choice!Barbarian is very fun class.

The walled city was attacked by barbarian hordes.

The rest of the clan thinks the uniform is only fit for a barbarian or a man of the lowest class.

Suni - A member of the monkey-like Sem barbarian tribe. She was being held captive by the Black Count and was liberated by Rinda, Guin, and Remus.

Real-world Examples

Romans who shaved their chins met barbarians who did not.

Source: Daily English Listening | Bilingual Intensive Reading August 2022 Collection

You just invoked a trial by combats created by barbarians!

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

He actually goes further to say that the barbarians have won.

Source: 6 Minute English

People who behave like barbarians are not welcome at this hotel.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

Oh yes! It has the same root as the word " barbarian" .

Source: BBC Authentic English

''These are your flesh and blood, rough and honest, your barbarian ancestry.

Source: The Power of Art - Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

And finally, a barbarian is a word for a primitive and uncivilized person.

Source: 6 Minute English

It means... if you translate it literally... it means barbarians from the south.

Source: American English dialogue

For being out of step with modern taste, for painting like a barbarian.

Source: The Power of Art - Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

We tend to think of these guys as barbarians, but Vikings were extraordinary explorers.

Source: Humanity: The Story of All of Us

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