- (n.) A person deficient in liberal culture and refinement; one without appreciation of the nobler aspirations and sentiments of humanity; one whose scope is limited to selfish and material interests.
- (n.) A native or an inhabitant of ancient Philistia, a coast region of southern Palestine.
- (n.) A bailiff.
- (a.) Uncultured; commonplace.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to the Philistines.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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