What is the meaning of plebeian?

noun

  • One of the common people.

adjective

  • Of or associated with the great masses of people.
    • usage: "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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