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commoners

NOUN
canaille
Synonyms
WEAK
masses rabble riffraff unwashed
NOUN
hoi polloi
Synonyms
WEAK
Middle America common people commonality great unwashed huddled masses infrastructure masses multitude plebians proletariat rabble rank and file riffraff the common people the herd the many the masses the multitude the proletariat the working class vulgus
NOUN
proletariat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
lower class
STRONG
peasant proletarian
WEAK
blue-collar workers common people hoi polloi plebians rank and file working stiff
NOUN
rabble
Synonyms
STRONG
commonality crowd drove flock gang gathering herd horde mass masses multitude pack proletariat riffraff ring riot scum throng
WEAK
hoi polloi lower class rank and file
NOUN
riffraff
Synonyms
STRONG
commonality gang gathering mob outcast ring scum trash undesirables vermin
WEAK
dregs of society hoi polloi lower class one-percenters rank and file

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Baelor, a politician and a feudal dynast, might understand on some level that by fighting with Dunk, he is, in his own way, upholding the dignity of the crown and keeping the commoners placated.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

Adam Johnson conjures the watery world of the precolonial Tuʻitonga empire in this fictional saga of sovereigns, warriors, celestial navigators and plucky commoners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Thank you, Trevor Denman, for bringing the sport of kings to all us commoners.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2025

Ponies, pigs, cattle and donkeys, owned by the New Forest's commoners, are allowed to roam freely on the open forest under ancient rights tied to their properties.

From BBC • May 15, 2024

For any ranked society, whether a chiefdom or a state, one thus has to ask: why do the commoners tolerate the transfer of the fruits of their hard labor to kleptocrats?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond