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groundling


ground·ling

noun \ˈgran(d)-liŋ\

Definition of GROUNDLING

1
a : a spectator who stood in the pit of an Elizabethan theater b : a person of unsophisticated taste
2
: one that lives or works on or near the ground

First Known Use of GROUNDLING

1602

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