plebe
noun
ˈplēb 
1
: a freshman at a military or naval academy
He also struggled to march in step and stumbled through … a morning ritual in which plebes are forced to stand at full attention and recite an endless stream of information …
Jonathan Mahler
Jonathan Mahler2
a
: one of the common people : plebeian
Once a proud and high-minded group, the new class could look up at the rich with a certain contempt and down at the plebes with compassion … Barbara Ehrenreich
Barbara Ehrenreich b
: an ordinary person who lacks the knowledge of an insider
These guys may look like plebes, but they're veteran hackers. Davin Coburn
Davin CoburnThe movie has its origins in Dave Stevens' 1982 graphic novel (comic book to us plebes), a knowing, exquisitely drawn valentine to aviation aces and 1930s Los Angeles. Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Navy is unbeaten in three games at West Point and won the previous encounter 13-0 in 1943, when the great Glenn Davis was a plebe at West Point. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2020 Navy is unbeaten in three games at West Point and won the previous encounter 13-0 in 1943, when the great Glenn Davis was a plebe at West Point. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2020 Navy is unbeaten in three games at West Point and won the previous encounter 13-0 in 1943, when the great Glenn Davis was a plebe at West Point. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2020 Navy is unbeaten in three games at West Point and won the previous encounter 13-0 in 1943, when the great Glenn Davis was a plebe at West Point. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2020 Navy is unbeaten in three games at West Point and won the previous encounter 13-0 in 1943, when the great Glenn Davis was a plebe at West Point. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2020 Navy is unbeaten in three games at West Point and won the previous encounter 13-0 in 1943, when the great Glenn Davis was a plebe at West Point. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2020 Navy is unbeaten in three games at West Point and won the previous encounter 13-0 in 1943, when the great Glenn Davis was a plebe at West Point. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2020 Navy is unbeaten in three games at West Point and won the previous encounter 13-0 in 1943, when the great Glenn Davis was a plebe at West Point. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2020 See More
Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2020 Navy is unbeaten in three games at West Point and won the previous encounter 13-0 in 1943, when the great Glenn Davis was a plebe at West Point. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2020 Navy is unbeaten in three games at West Point and won the previous encounter 13-0 in 1943, when the great Glenn Davis was a plebe at West Point. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2020 Navy is unbeaten in three games at West Point and won the previous encounter 13-0 in 1943, when the great Glenn Davis was a plebe at West Point. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2020 Navy is unbeaten in three games at West Point and won the previous encounter 13-0 in 1943, when the great Glenn Davis was a plebe at West Point. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2020 Navy is unbeaten in three games at West Point and won the previous encounter 13-0 in 1943, when the great Glenn Davis was a plebe at West Point. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2020 Navy is unbeaten in three games at West Point and won the previous encounter 13-0 in 1943, when the great Glenn Davis was a plebe at West Point. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2020 Navy is unbeaten in three games at West Point and won the previous encounter 13-0 in 1943, when the great Glenn Davis was a plebe at West Point. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
obsolete plebe common people, from French plèbe, from Latin plebs
First Known Use
1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1