noun · A person from a group or tribe considered uncivilized or savage, often used historically.

他被那些自命清高的人称为未开化的蛮子。

noun · A historical term for a slave or a low-status domestic servant.

旧时大户人家里常有几个负责苦力的蛮子。

noun · An old, contemptuous term used by northern Chinese people to refer to people from southern China.

由于口音差异，他在北方曾被人蔑称为蛮子。