commoner

/ˈkɒmənə(ɹ)/

adjective

  1. 1

    Mutual; shared by more than one.

    The two competitors have the common aim of winning the championship.
  2. 2

    Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.

    It is common to find sharks off this coast.
  3. 3

    Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual.

    It differs from the common blackbird in the size of its beak.
  4. 4

    Simple, ordinary or vulgar.

  5. 5

    (grammar) In some languages, particularly Germanic languages, of the gender originating from the coalescence of the masculine and feminine categories of nouns.

  6. 6

    (grammar) Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns.

  7. 7

    Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal, i.e., common name vs. scientific name.

  8. 8

    Profane; polluted.

  9. 9

    Given to lewd habits; prostitute.

noun

  1. 1

    A member of the common people who holds no title or rank.

  2. 2

    Someone who is not of noble rank.

  3. 3

    (Oxbridge slang) An undergraduate who does not hold either a scholarship or an exhibition.

  4. 4

    (Oxford University) A student who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges; at Cambridge called a pensioner.

  5. 5

    Someone holding common rights because of residence or land ownership in a particular manor, especially rights on common land.

  6. 6

    One sharing with another in anything.

  7. 7

    A prostitute.

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