the hoi polloi
21hoi polloi — hoi pol•loi [[t]ˈhɔɪ pəˈlɔɪ[/t]] n. the common people; the masses (often preceded by the) • Etymology: 1815–25; < Gk: the many …
22hoi polloi, the — hoi pol|loi, the [ ,hɔı pə lɔı ] noun plural an insulting word for ordinary people who are not very rich or well educated …
23hoi polloi — hoi pol|loi [ˌhɔı pəˈlɔı] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : Greek; Origin: the many ] an insulting word for ordinary people …
24hoi polloi — n. (often prec. by the : see note below) 1 the masses; the common people. 2 the majority. Usage: Use with the is strictly unnecessary, since hoi = the , but this construction is very common. Etymology: Gk, = the many …
25hoi polloi — noun /ˌhɔɪ pəˈlɔɪ/ a) The common people; the masses. b) The elite (hoi oligoi). Syn: canaille, common people, great unwashed, herd, many …
26hoi polloi — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. the common people, the masses, commoners, rank and file, the working class, the crowd, citizenry, plebians, proletariat, *Middle America. ANT.: aristocracy, high society, upper class II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun… …
27hoi polloi — /hoy peuh loy / the common people; the masses (often preceded by the). [1815 25; < Gk: the many] * * * …
28hoi polloi — n. the many ; the masses; the mob …
29hoi polloi — noun plural Etymology: Greek, the many Date: 1837 the general populace ; masses …
30hoi polloi (Greek) — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. the masses, proletariat, crowd; see people 3 …