commoner

(-ər)

noun

  1. a person not of the nobility; member of the commonalty
  2. Brit. at some universities, a student who does not have a scholarship and therefore pays for food (called commons) and other expenses

Origin: ME communer < commun, common

See commoner in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. One of the common people.
  2. A person without noble rank or title.

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