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[ kom -uh -ner ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈkɒm ə nər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a common person, as distinguished from one with rank, status, etc.
British . any person ranking below a peer; a person without a title of nobility. a member of the House of Commons. (at Oxford and some other universities) a student who pays for his or her commons and other expenses and is not supported by any scholarship or foundation. a person who has a joint right in common land.
Origin of commoner First recorded in 1275–1325, commoner is from the Middle English word cominer. See common, -er1
Words nearby commoner common denominator, common difference, common disaster, common divisor, Common Entrance, commoner , Common Era, common facial vein, common factor, common fee, common fraction
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Example sentences from the Web for commoner George is the first offspring of a “commoner ” in 350 years to become heir to the throne.
Happy Birthday, Prince George! Will the Wee Royal Be the First King of the 22nd Century? | Emma Woolf| July 21, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The new Queen of Spain, 41-year old Letizia Ortiz, was not just born a commoner , but she was also divorced.
King Felipe and Queen Letizia Kiss As They Formally Take Power In Spain | Tom Sykes| June 19, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Prince William was hailed as a mould-breaker for marrying a commoner —Kate Middleton—a woman with no noble blood.
Meet the New Queen of Spain - 41-Year Old Divorcee And Commoner Letizia Ortiz | Tom Sykes| June 2, 2014| DAILY BEAST
For the new Queen of Spain, 41-year old Letizia Ortiz, was not just born a commoner , but she was also divorced.
Meet the New Queen of Spain - 41-Year Old Divorcee And Commoner Letizia Ortiz | Tom Sykes| June 2, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The king feared that had Prince Bertil married a commoner , the royal dynasty's survival would be jeopardised.
Princess Lilian of Sweden | Tom Sykes| March 11, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The next difference is, that, by comparison with the Commoner , he wears a much more costly dress.
The Collected Writing of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II | Thomas De Quincey
Commoner and more important is the case where the conflicting doctrines share the truth between them.
A History of Freedom of Thought | John Bagnell Bury
How could he himself pay court to her when she frivolously, if only for the moment, preferred this commoner 's company?
Half A Chance | Frederic S. Isham
For a commoner to be seen in public in the company of a servitor was a great disparagement.
Rowlandson's Oxford | A. Hamilton Gibbs
No other person, king or commoner , ever entered seven four-horse chariots for the race at Olympia except Alkibiades.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume I (of 4) | Plutarch
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British Dictionary definitions for commoner noun a person who does not belong to the nobility
a person who has a right in or over common land jointly with another or others
British a student at a university or other institution who is not on a scholarship
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