roturier

noun

Definition of roturiernext
as in proletarian

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  1. proletarian
  2. commoner
  3. plebeian
  4. peasant
Noun
  • Now artists, who had only recently emerged as solo entrepreneurs, reverted to their erstwhile status as proletarians—indeed, as migrant workers.
    — Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Fundamentally, the proletarian forfeits not so much income as individual freedom and the sovereignty of his or her class.
    — Benjamin Kunkel, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of proletarian
Noun
  • By the end of the month, King Charles had stripped his younger brother Andrew of all royal titles and privileges, rendering him a commoner.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Previously, princesses who marry a commoner had to renounce their royal status and leave the royal family.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of commoner
Noun
  • In the latter years of the Roman Republic, landowners amassed unprecedented riches while plebeians floundered, spawning resentment that infected many corners of society.
    — Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
  • How could the bookseller trust two random plebeians off the street?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
Definition of plebeian
Noun
  • The serfs and peasants who filled the 1917 Russian Revolution and Mao’s Long March did not understand Marxist dialectics.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In the shadow on the ground, your back bowed out unflatteringly, like a peasant’s hump.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of peasant
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