commoner

noun

com·​mon·​er ˈkä-mə-nər 

1

a

: one of the common people

b

: one who is not of noble rank

2

: a student (as at Oxford) who pays for his own board

Synonyms

• commons
• crowd
• herd
• hoi polloi
• mass
• millions
• mob
• multitude
• people
• plebeians
• plebs
• populace
• public
• rank and file

Examples of commoner in a Sentence

a prince who married a commoner

Recent Examples on the Web

Gang plays Cheon-young, a commoner who is enslaved but never relinquishes his dignity. —Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024

Nettles is a commoner who manages to tame a wild dragon, known as Sheepstealer. —James Grebey, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2024

Instead, similar to Yasmin, he’s almost constantly befuddled that all his rank and access and riches can’t make the commoners like him. —Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2024

But there was a lot in Franklin's path from Boston commoner to Enlightenment celebrity to feel good about, and there's a twinkle in his eye on every page. —The Week Us, theweek, 17 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing commoner

• gentleman-commoner

Kids Definition

commoner

noun

com·​mon·​er ˈkäm-ə-nər 

: one of the common people : a person who is not of noble rank

Biographical Definition

Commoner

biographical name

Com·​mo·​ner ˈkä-mə-nər 

Barry 1917–2012 American biologist and educator