commoner
adjective
- 1
Mutual; shared by more than one.
“The two competitors have the common aim of winning the championship.”
- 2
Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
“It is common to find sharks off this coast.”
- 3
Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual.
“It differs from the common blackbird in the size of its beak.”
- 4
Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
- 5
(grammar) In some languages, particularly Germanic languages, of the gender originating from the coalescence of the masculine and feminine categories of nouns.
- 6
(grammar) Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns.
- 7
Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal, i.e., common name vs. scientific name.
- 8
Profane; polluted.
- 9
Given to lewd habits; prostitute.
Synonyms
noun
- 1
A member of the common people who holds no title or rank.
- 2
Someone who is not of noble rank.
- 3
(Oxbridge slang) An undergraduate who does not hold either a scholarship or an exhibition.
- 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
Someone holding common rights because of residence or land ownership in a particular manor, especially rights on common land.
- 6
One sharing with another in anything.
- 7
A prostitute.
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