Entry Word: philistine

Function: noun

Meaning: a person who is chiefly interested in material comfort and is hostile or indifferent to art and culture <the townʼs philistines who think that spending on the arts is a waste of taxpayersʼ money>

Synonyms lowbrow, materialist

Related Words capitalist, plutocrat; boor, cad, churl, clown, creep, cur, jerk, lout

Near Antonyms highbrow; egghead, intellectual, sage, thinker; brain, genius