raakalainen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- barbarian noun Historically, someone from outside Greek or Roman civilization, viewed by the Greeks and Romans as uncivilized.
- brute noun A rough, violent, or unthinking person.
- ogre noun A large, ugly, monstrous creature in folklore, known for its brutish strength and appetite for humans.
- Turk noun A member of the Turkic-speaking peoples, or specifically an ethnic Turk from Anatolia.
Senses
raakalainen is used for these senses in English:
- Turk (archaic) A bloodthirsty and savage person; vandal; barbarian. [from 16th c.]
- barbarian An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; usually associated with senseless violence and self-harm or other such shows of brute force and lack of mental faculty.
- brute A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person, particularly one who is dim-witted. [from 17th c.]
- ogre (mythology) A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.
barbarian — full definition
- noun Historically, someone from outside Greek or Roman civilization, viewed by the Greeks and Romans as uncivilized.
- noun A crude, uncultured, or brutally violent person.
- adj Uncivilized or savage in nature.
brute — full definition
- noun A rough, violent, or unthinking person.
- adjective Purely physical, with no reasoning or subtlety involved.
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