culture-vulture



culture-vulture

1. n. an avid supporter of the arts. Many culture-vultures seem to be long on enthusiasm and short on taste.
2. n. someone who exploits the arts for monetary gain. Some culture-vultures are throwing a wine and cheese party on behalf of some of the young dolts they have grubstaked.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PhilomelFIL-ə-mel (English)Literature
LiesjeLEE-shəDutch
ZvezdanaZVEZ-dah-nah (Serbian)Serbian, Slovene
JulijaYOO-lee-yah (Slovene)Slovene, Croatian, Lithuanian
Ira['aiərə]
Zhubin-Persian