noun
- A member of an uncivilized people.
- synonyms: savage
- A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement.
adjective
- Without civilizing influences.
- usage: "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes"
- synonyms: barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild
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