Definition of
plebeian has definitions from the field of Roman antiquity
1
[ adjective ] (Roman antiquity) of the common people of ancient Rome

Examples

"a plebeian magistrate"

Related terms

proletarian patrician middle-class middle-class

2
[ adjective ] of or associated with the great masses of people

Synonyms

common unwashed vulgar

Examples

"the common people in those days suffered greatly" "behavior that branded him as common" "his square plebeian nose" "a vulgar and objectionable person" "the unwashed masses"

Related terms

lowborn

3
[ noun ] one of the common people

Synonyms

pleb

Related terms

commoner philistine folk

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

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Pluvianus

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