Definitions

1. noun

A common person, especially in ancient Rome, considered to be of lower social class; a commoner; a member of the general population, as opposed to a member of the aristocracy or upper class.

“The Roman Republic was characterized by a widening gap between the patrician elite and the pleb who were increasingly demanding greater rights.”

2. noun

A person who is considered to be of lower social status or of no particular distinction.

“He was just a pleb among his friends, not the star of the show.”