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Synonyms for plebeian

Noun

1. plebeian, pleb, commoner, common man, common person
usage: one of the common people

Adjective

1. plebeian (vs. proletarian) (vs. patrician), middle-class
usage: of the common people of ancient Rome; "a plebeian magistrate"
2. common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed, lowborn (vs. noble)
usage: 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"
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