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philistine

noun

Reveal meaning and examples

A person described disparagingly as dismissive of artistic or intellectual interests.

The critic called the fictional mayor a philistine for mocking every form of art.

Dictionary practice example.

A visitor called another visitor a philistine after hearing him dismiss all creative work as a pointless distraction from useful business.