groundling
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9.4
- noun
- /ˈgraʊndlɪŋ/
- Archaic
:
común
- The groundlings enjoy the lively performances and often cheer the loudest at the shows.
- groundling and his woman
That's for like dumb groundlings people and UCB people.
- That's for like dumb groundlings people and UCB people.
- I had this useless manager who was someone who would kind of stalk the groundlings.
- Billy is more like AI always thought she's going to be like Jim Carrey, you know, like a groundling, you know, But they're both really, really funny.
Examples
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In the past, groundlings could watch actors perform for just a penny, a price that attracted many common people.
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The groundlings roared at japes just like their own, scenery for the words that earned their awe.
Blog text (16) -
The content is all designed to keep the groundlings happy and babbling.
Blog text (24) -
I simply did not have time to explain all the details of my half-baked plan to this gaggle of groundlings.
Fiction book (1999) -
The elites are elite only as long as the groundlings are kept in their subordinate places, because to them, status is a zero-sum game.
Blog text (13) -
The actors played their roles to entertain the groundlings, who filled the front rows with excitement.
Synonyms
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2.0
An ordinary man without a title, rank, or special rights
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1.4
A person who has no title and is an ordinary member of society
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Groundling comes from those audience members who stood on the 'ground' in front of the stage, with -ling making it a person often seen as small or low in rank. So today groundling can mean an ordinary or low-status person.