commoner

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑ.mə.nɚ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person who holds no title
  2. adjective belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
  3. adjective having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual

Etymology

From common + -er (comparative suffix).

In classic literature

Synonyms

common man, common person

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
person
Narrower (hyponyms)
everyman, layman, cipher, proletarian, rustic, john doe

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