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groundling

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun Any of various plants or animals living on or near the ground, as a benthic fish or bottom feeder, especially: The spined loach (Cobitis taenia), weather loach (Misgurnus fossilis), or other member of the loaches. The ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula. A dragonfly of the genus Brachythemis. A moth of the genus Condica
  2. noun The spined loach (Cobitis taenia), weather loach (Misgurnus fossilis), or other member of the loaches.
  3. noun The ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula.
  4. noun A dragonfly of the genus Brachythemis.
  5. noun A moth of the genus Condica
  6. noun An audience member in the cheap section (usually standing; originally in Elizabethan theater).
  7. noun A person of uncultivated or uncultured taste.
  8. noun One who is confined to the ground, especially: A soldier who fights on the ground or serves as ground crew, as opposed to a seaman, pilot, etc. A member of a race that lives primarily underground, such as a dwarf.

Similar words

bottom-feeder bottomfeeder bottom feeder bottomfish benthic ground benthophil benthos benthon bottom-fishing

Often followed by

rogues like

Word family

groundlings

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