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Commoner

/ˈkɒmənə(ɹ)/

Mutual; shared by more than one.

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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.

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common mannounAn average citizen, in contrast to the social, political or cultural elite.
common personnouna person who holds no title

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common mannounAn average citizen, in contrast to the social, political or cultural elite.
common personnouna person who holds no title
plebnounA commoner; a member of the lower class of a society.
gentlemannounAny well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
civiliannounA person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.
plebeiannounOf or concerning the common people.
peasantnounA member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture.
serfnounA partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a slave to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights.
villeinnoun(historical) A feudal tenant, a serf.
yeomannoun(US) A dependable, diligent, or loyal worker or someone who does a great service.
villagernounA person who lives in, or comes from, a village.
townsmannounA man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town.
burghernounA citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class.
burgessnounAn inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen.
citizennounA legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role.
laymannoun(by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field.
laypersonnounOne who is not intimately familiar with a given subject or activity.
proletariannounA member of the proletariat.
workernounOne who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.
roturiernounA commoner or plebeian; a person of low rank; especially, in pre-Revolutionary France, a member of the social class comprising all who were not nobles or clergy.

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