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Rabble

noun
/ˈræbəl/

Meaning

a disorderly crowd; the common people regarded as socially inferior
A disorderly crowd or mob; the common people regarded as noisy or unruly.

Example Sentences

The politician dismissed the protesters as mere rabble.

A rabble gathered in the streets to protest the decision.

Example Expressions

rabble-rouser

Synonyms

mob, crowd, masses, horde, throng, multitude
Entry 1
mob, crowd, masses, horde
Entry 2
mob, crowd, throng, horde, multitude

Antonyms

elite, aristocracy, nobility, gentry
Entry 1
elite, aristocracy, nobility, gentry
Entry 2
elite, gentry, aristocracy

Collocations

angry rabble, unruly rabble, common rabble, rabble crowd, rabble protest, rabble-rouser
Entry 1
angry rabble, unruly rabble, common rabble
Entry 2
angry rabble, rabble crowd, rabble protest, rabble-rouser

Related Vocabularies

The quality or state of being divine; a deity.
a person who defends or justifies something, often a controversial belief or institution
the language or dialect spoken by ordinary people in a particular region
a situation in which progress is impossible because of disagreement
The quality of being very skilled or proficient at something.
A person, typically a child, in ragged, dirty clothes.

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