rabble

rab-ble · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A disorderly crowd of people; a mob.

  2. 2.

    (derogatory) The common people regarded as socially inferior or uncouth.

Forms

plural: rabbles

Related words

Antonyms: aristocracy, elite
See also: crowd, masses, mob
Synonyms: crowd, mob, riffraff

Etymology

From Middle English rabel, possibly related to Middle Dutch rabbelen (to chatter) or Latin rabula (a brawling advocate).