lowling
/ˈləʊlɪŋ/Frequently derogatory. Now archaic and literary
noun
A person of low birth or status; a vulgar, ill-mannered, or uncultured person. Later also: a minion, an underling.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Mulcaster (?1532–1611), schoolmaster and author. From low + -ling.
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