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culture vulture

cul·ture vul·ture
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuhl-cher vuhl-cher]
    • /ˈkʌl tʃər ˈvʌl tʃər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuhl-cher vuhl-cher]
    • /ˈkʌl tʃər ˈvʌl tʃər/

Definitions of culture vulture words

  • noun culture vulture a person considered to be excessively, and often pretentiously, interested in the arts 3
  • noun culture vulture a person who professes great interest in culture and the arts 3
  • noun culture vulture a person with an excessive or pretentious interest in the arts. 1
  • noun culture vulture (Informal) (humorous) A person with a rapacious, possibly forced, interest in the arts. 0

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Origin of culture vulture

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Culture vulture

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

culture vulture popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

culture vulture usage trend in Literature

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