commoner
noun
com·mon·er
ˈkä-mə-nər 
1
a
: one of the common people
b
: one who is not of noble rank
2
: a student (as at Oxford) who pays for his own board
Examples of commoner in a Sentence
a prince who married a commoner
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Born on a New York farm in 1821, Youmans didn’t come from a notable family or attend elite schools —his name even derives from yeoman, a self-reliant commoner.
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Sabrina Schaeffer, Oc Register, 4 July 2025
The princess accompanied her children during the carriage procession of Trooping the Colour wearing an outfit inspired by Eliza Doolittle, the commoner who pretends to be a duchess, in My Fair Lady.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party contends that opening royal status to commoners is just one step down a path that will ultimately lead to the abandonment of patrilineal legitimacy, ultimately discarding the sacred Y chromosome.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
Isotopes in the bones of people buried there show that the city attracted people from far and wide, both commoners and elites.
—Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
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Sabrina Schaeffer, Oc Register, 4 July 2025
The princess accompanied her children during the carriage procession of Trooping the Colour wearing an outfit inspired by Eliza Doolittle, the commoner who pretends to be a duchess, in My Fair Lady.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party contends that opening royal status to commoners is just one step down a path that will ultimately lead to the abandonment of patrilineal legitimacy, ultimately discarding the sacred Y chromosome.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
Isotopes in the bones of people buried there show that the city attracted people from far and wide, both commoners and elites.
—Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for commoner
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“Commoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commoner. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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commoner
noun
com·mon·er
ˈkäm-ə-nər
: one of the common people : a person who is not of noble rank
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