caliban

/kæˈlɪbən/

Definitions

1. noun

A monster or savage in a story or play, especially in William Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’, who is the son of a witch and is depicted as being ugly and brutish.

“In the play, Caliban is a symbol of the untamed and the uneducated.”

Synonyms

  • brute
  • monster
  • savage

Antonyms

  • civilized
  • tamed