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commoner.

A member of the common people who holds no title or rank.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɒm.ə.nə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑ.mə.nɚ/General-American
  1. A member of the common people who holds no title or rank.

  2. Someone who is not of noble rank.

    UK
  3. Someone who is not of noble rank. A Member of Parliament in the House of Commons.

    UK · historical
  4. Someone who is not of noble rank. One eligible to be a member of the House of Commons.

    UK · historical
  5. A student who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges.

    UK · obsolete
  6. Someone who has a right over another's land. They hold common rights because of residence or land ownership in a particular manor, especially rights on common land. eg: centuries-old grazing rights

  7. One sharing with another in anything.

    obsolete
  8. A prostitute.

    obsolete
  9. a rankless or average player in Tycoon; not the tycoon, rich, poor, or beggar.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English comoner, comyner, cumuner, equivalent to common + -er.

adj/ˈkɒm.ə.nə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑ.mə.nɚ/General-American
  1. comparative form of common: more common

    comparative · form-of
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moy-ni-s Proto-Italic *kommoinis Old Latin comoinis Latin commūnis Anglo-Norman comunbor. Middle English comun English common Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English commoner From common + -er (comparative suffix).

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