Hun

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hun \Hun\, n. [L. Hunni, also Chunni, and Chuni; cf. AS. H?nas,
     H?ne, OHG. H?ni, G. Hunnen.]
     One of a warlike nomadic people of Northern Asia who, in the
     5th century, under Atilla, invaded and conquered a great part
     of Europe.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Hun
       n 1: a member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th
            century
       2: offensive terms for a person of German descent [syn: {Kraut},
           {Krauthead}, {Boche}, {Jerry}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "hun":
     annihilator, arsonist, biblioclast, bomber, burner, demolisher,
     destroyer, dynamitard, dynamiter, exterminator, iconoclast,
     idol breaker, idoloclast, nihilist, ruiner, syndicalist, terrorist,
     vandal, wrecker
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "Hun":
     Anzac, Aussie, Boche, Fritz, GI, Heinie, Jerry, Johnny, Kraut,
     Tommy, Tommy Atkins, Yank, askari, digger, doughboy, jock, poilu,
     redcoat, sepoy, swaddy