Pöbel — meaning in English

English meaning

• mob noun A large, disorderly crowd, especially one acting in an unruly or aggressive way.
• populace noun The ordinary people of a country or region as a whole.
• rabble noun A disorderly, unruly crowd of people.
• riffraff noun People regarded as disreputable or of low social standing, especially as a group.
• vulgarian noun A person whose manners or taste are crude or tasteless, especially someone who does not notice it in themselves.

Senses

Pöbel is used for these senses in English:

• hoi polloi (collective) The common people; the masses. (Used with or without the definite article.)
• mob (Australian Aboriginal) A group of Aboriginal people associated with an extended family group, clan group or wider community group, from a particular place or country.
• populace The common people of a nation.
• rabble (derogatory) The mass of common people; the lowest class of populace. [from 1550s]
• riffraff (informal, somewhat, derogatory) The rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or position.
• vulgarian A vulgar individual, especially one who emphasizes or is oblivious to his or her vulgar qualities.

mob — full definition

1. noun A large, disorderly crowd, especially one acting in an unruly or aggressive way.
2. noun Organized crime, especially the Mafia.
3. noun In Australian English, a group of animals, such as kangaroos, cattle, or sheep.
4. verb To crowd around someone, often aggressively.

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