philistine
/ˈfɪɫəˌstin/
a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts
philistine in a sentence
“The philistine dismissed the symphony as boring noise.”
Origin of philistine
Hebrew Pelištī, ancient people hostile to Israelites, later used for uncultured person in German
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