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Word: Groundling
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century (denoting a fish): from ground+ -ling; compare with Dutch grondeling, German Gründling ‘gudgeon’
ˈɡraʊn(d)lɪŋ
an unsophisticated or uncritical spectator or reader (originally a member of the part of a theatre audience that stood in the pit below the stage)
Short Definition:unsophisticated or uncritical spectator or reader
Examples:- Dante is not for groundlings
a person on the ground as opposed to one in a spacecraft or aircraft.
Short Definition:person on ground
a fish that lives at the bottom of lakes and streams, especially a gudgeon or loach.
Short Definition:bottom-dwelling freshwater fish
a creeping or dwarf plant.
Short Definition:creeping or dwarf plant
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