commoner

American  

[kom-uh-ner] / ˈkɒm ə nər /

noun

1. a common person, as distinguished from one with rank, status, etc.

2. British.

   1. any person ranking below a peer; a person without a title of nobility.

   2. a member of the House of Commons.

   3. (at Oxford and some other universities) a student who pays the cost to dine at the commons and other expenses and is not supported by any scholarship or foundation.

3. a person who has a joint right in common land.

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commoner British  

/ ˈkɒmənə /

noun

1. a person who does not belong to the nobility

2. a person who has a right in or over common land jointly with another or others

3. a student at a university or other institution who is not on a scholarship

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Etymology

Origin of commoner

First recorded in 1350–1400; common + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Adam Johnson conjures the watery world of the precolonial Tuʻitonga empire in this fictional saga of sovereigns, warriors, celestial navigators and plucky commoners.

From The Wall Street Journal

LONDON—It was supposed to be the moment a shamed prince was reduced to humble commoner.

From The Wall Street Journal

But old resentments—over the burdens that fell on commoners, or how the wealthy and accomplished had been excluded from privileges—shaped grievances.

From The Wall Street Journal

The trust said it would engage with Mr Beynon to "further understand" the number of horses that could remain as part of the commoner's rights to graze on the land.

From BBC

She may have been rich, but Katharine was still a commoner.

From BBC