Antonyms for plebe


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pleeb
Phonetic Transcription : plib


Definition of plebe

Origin :
  • also pleb, "member of the lowest class at a U.S. military academy," 1833, probably a shortened form of plebeian "one of the lower class," which in Latin also had the short form plebs or plebes.
  • As in novice : noun person just learning something
  • As in plebeian : noun person of lower class
  • As in recruit : noun person beginning service
  • As in cadet : noun military trainee
  • As in undergraduate : noun college student
Example sentences :
  • Not since his probation as a plebe, had he consorted with such a bunch of "hush-mouths."
  • Extract from : « Next Door, Next World » by Robert Donald Locke
  • Before this change the life of the plebe on the summer cruise was not a bed of roses.
  • Extract from : « Pike & Cutlass » by George Gibbs
  • There won't even a plebe speak to him, 'cept me an' you an' Injun.
  • Extract from : « A Cadet's Honor » by Upton Sinclair
  • And besides, Bull had sworn to haze that plebe, and he meant to do it.
  • Extract from : « A Cadet's Honor » by Upton Sinclair
  • The plebe ducked; he was quick and agile in body as he was in mind.
  • Extract from : « A Cadet's Honor » by Upton Sinclair
  • He found the plebe, and got right to work to say what he had to say.
  • Extract from : « A Cadet's Honor » by Upton Sinclair
  • The plebe turned, exhausted though he was, and headed for it.
  • Extract from : « A Cadet's Honor » by Upton Sinclair
  • Many a plebe's nightmares are punctuated with just such periods as these.
  • Extract from : « A Cadet's Honor » by Upton Sinclair
  • The figure in blue, however, was the only one the plebe saw.
  • Extract from : « On Guard » by Upton Sinclair
  • But that's the first time I ever heard of a plebe playing tricks on yearlings.
  • Extract from : « On Guard » by Upton Sinclair

Synonyms for plebe

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