無礼者(ぶれいもの)

ぶれいもの
noun
insolent fellow; rude person
archaicpersonpersonality
1. insolent fellow; rude person
A person who behaves rudely toward someone, especially toward a superior. Best known as an angry exclamation in period dramas.
「無礼者(ぶれいもの)！」と殿様(とのさま)が叫(さけ)んだ。
"How dare you!" shouted the lord.
あんな無礼者(ぶれいもの)とは付(つ)き合(あ)いたくない。
I don't want anything to do with such an insolent fellow.
時代劇(じだいげき)では、身分(みぶん)の高(たか)い人(ひと)が「無礼者(ぶれいもの)」と怒鳴(どな)る場面(ばめん)がよく出(で)てくる。
Period dramas often have scenes where a person of high rank shouts "Insolent wretch!"

Usage

Old-fashioned. Today it is mostly heard in period dramas, shouted by a lord or samurai at someone beneath them. In modern speech, people say 失礼(しつれい)な人(ひと) or 無礼(ぶれい)な人(ひと).

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Compare: 失礼(しつれい) (rude, impolite)
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