Usually means: Idealized, primitive human, morally pure.
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  1. noble savage: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. noble savage: Merriam-Webster
  3. noble savage: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. noble savage: Collins English Dictionary
  5. noble savage: Wiktionary
  6. noble savage: Dictionary.com
  7. Noble Savage (album), Noble Savage (film), Noble Savage, Noble savage, The Noble Savage (magazine), The Noble Savage: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. noble savage: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Noble Savage, The Noble Savage: Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (noble savage)

noun:  (literature) A stock character embodying the concept of an idealized indigene or outsider who has not been corrupted by civilization and therefore symbolizes humanity's innate goodness.

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