plebeian (n.)

  1. one of the common people

    [ Syn: pleb ]

    plebeian (adj.)

  1. of or associated with the great masses of people; 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

    [ Syn: common , vulgar , unwashed ]

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