pleb

English

Etymology

Clipping of plebeian (“member of the lower class in ancient Rome”), or by back-formation from Latin plebs.

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /plɛb/
• Rhymes: -ɛb

Noun

pleb (plural plebs)

1. (derogatory) A common person, someone of a lower class.

Translations

common person

• Armenian: պլեբեյ (hy) (plebey), ռամիկ (hy) (ṙamik)
• Finnish: rahvas (fi), prole (fi)
• German: Prolet (de) m

• Persian: عامی‏‎ (fa) ('âmmi)
• Portuguese: ralé (pt) f, gentalha (pt) f, plebe (pt) f, zé (pt) m

Related terms

• plebe

Antonyms

• toff

Anagrams

• BPEL, pelB