俗ぞく物ぶつ

noun

worldly-minded person; materialist; philistine; snob

A derogatory term for someone obsessed with money, status, or worldly success, lacking refinement or culture. Often used in literary or critical contexts.

• 彼かれは金かね儲もうけのことしか考かんがえない俗ぞく物ぶつだ。

  He is a materialist who thinks only about making money.

• 芸げい術じゅつに興きょう味みがないなんて、俗ぞく物ぶつだね。

  Not being interested in art—what a philistine.