culture vulture
cul·ture vul·ture
C c Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kuhl-cher vuhl-cher]
- /ˈkʌl tʃər ˈvʌl tʃər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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.
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