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- [kom-uh-ner]
- /ˈkɒm ə nər/
- /ˈkɒm.ən.ər/
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- [kom-uh-ner]
- /ˈkɒm ə nər/
Definitions of commoner word
- countable noun commoner In countries which have a nobility, commoners are the people who are not members of the nobility. 3
- noun commoner a person who does not belong to the nobility 3
- noun commoner a person who has a right in or over common land jointly with another or others 3
- noun commoner a student at a university or other institution who is not on a scholarship 3
- noun commoner a person not of the nobility; member of the commonalty 3
- noun commoner at some universities, a student who does not have a scholarship and therefore pays for food (called commons) and other expenses 3
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Origin of commoner
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
First recorded in 1275-1325, commoner is from the Middle English word cominer. See common, -er1
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Parts of speech for Commoner
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commoner popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
commoner usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for commoner
noun commoner
- civilian — In a military situation, a civilian is anyone who is not a member of the armed forces.
- peasant — a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
- bourgeois — If you describe people, their way of life, or their attitudes as bourgeois, you disapprove of them because you consider them typical of conventional middle-class people.
- citizen — Someone who is a citizen of a particular country is legally accepted as belonging to that country.
- bourgeoisie — In Marxist theory, the bourgeoisie are the middle-class people who own most of the wealth in a capitalist system.
Antonyms for commoner
noun commoner
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