1. (n.) Peasants, collectively; the body of rustics.

2. (n.) Rusticity; coarseness.

bourgeoisie common people common run common sort commonage commonality commonalty commoners commons laborers linendrapers lower classes lower middle class lower orders lumpen proletariat middle class middle orders ordinary people plain folks plain people proletariat rank and file shopkeepers small tradesmen the lower cut the other half the third estate toilers toiling class upper middle class vulgus working class working people