hoi polloi
Betekenis (Engels)
- (collective, plural, plural-only) The common people; the masses. (Used with or without the definite article.)
- (nonstandard, plural, plural-only) The elite.
Teenoorgestelde van
elite
Sinonieme
the great unwashed
the multitude
ordinary people
Everyman
common people
Vertalings
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˌhɔɪ pəˈlɔɪ/
Etimologie (Engels)
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek οἱ πολλοί (hoi polloí, “the many”).
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