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commoner

[kom-uh-ner] / ˈkɒm ə nər /


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He’s been called a thief, a benefactor, a commoner, a lord, a killer and a hero.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

One compares her to baseball star Shohei Ohtani, another praises her as a "commoner prime minister".

From Barron's Feb. 4, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 7, 2025

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

From BBC Sep. 5, 2025

They say those gentlemen hate Captain Smith because he is a commoner who has no special respect for nobles.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

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 Oct. 31, 2025

As such, few commoners saw Monday’s highly publicized private jaunt to the boundary between Earth and space as some giant leap for all womankind.

From Salon Apr. 17, 2025

While the Italian master depicted commoners lighted by candlelight, Debora’s work illuminates the type of people he grew up with in the Aliso Village housing projects in Boyle Heights.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 15, 2024

Many Danish and Norwegian royals also send their children to public schools - and it helps that the three heirs to the Nordic thrones have all married commoners.

From BBC Jan. 13, 2024

Of smallfolk and commoners, she saw no sign, but under the gallery a cluster of lords great and small milled restlessly.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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