English Explanatory Dictionary

pleb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A commoner; a member of the lower class of a society.
  2. A common person; an unsophisticated or cultureless person.
  3. A freshman cadet at a military academy.
adj
  1. Of or concerning the lower class of a society.
  2. Undistinguished, commonplace, unsophisticated, vulgar, coarse.

Pronunciation

/plɛb/ En-au-pleb.ogg

Word forms

pleb plebs

Etymology

A clipping of plebeian and plebe, sometimes also understood as a back-formation from plebs.

Synonyms

prole plebe plebeian

Antonyms

toff posho

Related words

plebe plebeian plebs

Derived words

Plebbit plebby Plebgate
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