English Dictionary
◊ PLEBEIAN
plebeian
adj 1: of the common people of ancient Rome; "a plebeian
magistrate" [ant: {proletarian}, {patrician}]
2: of or associated with the great masses of people; "the
common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior
that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose";
"a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses"
[syn: {common}, {vulgar}, {unwashed}]
n : one of the common people [syn: {pleb}]