Why was Odoacer called a barbarian?

According to google Dictionary a barbarian is a"A member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations (Greek, Roman, Christian)." In other Words, to the peoples of these civilisations, this Word meant foreigner . Odocacer'spreciseethnicity is not known. However, it is known that he belonged to one of the Germanic peoples. These peoples came from areas north of the Roman Empire, andthereforethe Romans thought he was a barbarian, that is a foreigner.