26984 words

rabble

3 definitions • 3 examples
1
a large, noisy, uncontrolled group of people:

Examples:

The defeated army returned home as a demoralized rabble.
He views his opponents as a mindless rabble.
2
people of a low social position:

Examples:

Her speech stirred the emotions of the rabble.
3
the mass of people who are ordinary, unimportant, and poor, and sometimes threatening

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