Who are Alvars?

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Chaturvedin (Brahmana versed in the four Vedas) and the 'outcaste'        
This is an excerpt from a composition of an Alvar named Tondaradippodi, who was a Brahmana: You (Vishnu) manifestly like those 'servants' who express their love for your feet, though they may be born outcastes, more than the Chaturvedins who are strangers and without allegiance to your service.        


Who are Alvars?