hoi polloi in English

noun

1

the masses; the common people.

avoid mixing with the hoi polloi

synonyms: masses, common people, populace, public, multitude, rank and file, lower order(s), plebeians, proletariat, mob, rabble, riffraff, (great) unwashed, (common) herd, proles, plebs, sheeple, third estate

noun

• masses, common people, populace, public, multitude, rank and file, lower order(s), plebeians, proletariat, mob, rabble, riffraff, (great) unwashed, (common) herd, proles, plebs, sheeple, third estate
• people, the great unwashed, masses, multitude, mass

Use "hoi polloi" in a sentence

1. Jimmy McGill, getting fingerprinted with the hoi polloi.

2. 15 synonyms for Commoner: common, commonality, commonalty, crowd, hoi polloi, mass, mob, pleb

3. 15 synonyms for Commonalty: common, commonality, commoner, crowd, hoi polloi, mass, mob, pleb

4. 16 synonyms for Commonality: common, commonalty, commoner, crowd, hoi polloi, mass, mob, pleb

5. 20 Monstrously inflated costs are designed to keep the hoi polloi at bay.

6. But the bigger message was: American justice depends on the welfare of hoi polloi .

7. They had little faith that the hoi polloi would very soon be using computers.

8. They helped keep the 800 delegates and alternates, more than 90 percent white, from the hoi polloi.

9. Synonyms for Commonalty include public, populace, commonality, commoner, pleb, common, plebeian, hoi polloi, third estate and the masses

10. Others are highly successful in non-pop genres but are remembered by the public for the one that appealed to the hoi polloi .

11. These countries see freedom of speech and access to information as minor issues comparatively, but the big juntas and dictators have a vested interest in keeping the hoi polloi uninformed.

12. The CM announced to open 11 more Almonries in Lahore adding that in-principle decision has been made to start Almonries outside shelter homes for the hoi polloi

13. The sites -- essentially MySpace for millionaires -- promise safe havens for the affluent where they can flirt, swap advice, plan parties and find new pals without mixing with hoi polloi.