1. a member of the common people in ancient Rome
Usage: historical
2. an ordinary person without special rank or status
Usage: informal; sometimes derogatory

Examples

• In ancient Rome, plebs had fewer political rights than patricians.
• The senator dismissed the concerns as mere pleb complaints.
• He called himself just a pleb compared to the wealthy elite.
• The plebs formed the majority of Roman citizens.
• She felt like a pleb at the exclusive country club.
• The politician claimed to represent the common pleb.