plebeian[adjective]Synonyms:- common, base, coarse, low, lower-class, proletarian, uncultivated, unrefined, vulgar, working-class
[noun]Synonyms:- commoner, common man, man in the street, pleb, prole
(derogatory slang, chiefly Brit.), proletarian
Antonyms: patrician
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. ple‧be‧ian1 /plɪˈbiːən/
adjective relating to ordinary people and what they like, rather than to people from a high social class – used to show disapproval:
a man with plebeian tastes [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. plebeian2 noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: plebeius, from plebs 'common people']
1. an insulting word for someone who is from a low social class
2. an ordinary person who had no special rank in ancient Rome
Antonym : patrician [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲