roturier
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French roturier.
Noun
roturier (plural roturiers)
- A commoner or plebeian; a person of low rank.
- 1945, Bertrand Russell, A History of Western Philosophy:
- He cannot forgive Socrates for his humble origin; he calls him a "roturier," and accuses him of corrupting the noble Athenian youth with a democratic moral bias.
- 1945, Bertrand Russell, A History of Western Philosophy:
French
Etymology
From roture + -ier. Compare Medieval Latin rupturārius.
Adjective
roturier (feminine roturière, masculine plural roturiers, feminine plural roturières)
Noun
roturier m (plural roturiers, feminine roturière)
Related terms
Further reading
- “roturier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.