(~s)
1.
In former times, ~s were people from other countries who were thought to be uncivilized and violent.
The Roman Empire was overrun by Nordic ~s.
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2.
If you describe someone as a ~, you disapprove of them because they behave in a way that is cruel or uncivilized.
Our maths teacher was a bully and a complete ~...
We need to fight this ~ attitude to science.
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