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单词 groundling
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groundling

[ ground-ling ]
/ ˈgraʊnd lɪŋ /

noun

a plant or animal that lives on or close to the ground.
any of various fishes that live at the bottom of the water.
a spectator, reader, or other person of unsophisticated or uncultivated tastes; an uncritical or uncultured person.
a member of a theater audience who sits in one of the cheaper seats.

Origin of groundling

First recorded in 1595–1605; ground1 + -ling1

Words nearby groundling

groundkeeper, ground lamella, ground landlord, ground layer, groundless, groundling, ground log, ground loop, groundmass, ground meristem, groundnut
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Example sentences from the Web for groundling

  • Nevertheless, the contempt inspired by the groundling served the Englishman in good stead at a critical moment.

    The Great Mogul|Louis Tracy

  • Pumpkins are among the most imposing of all groundling growths.

    The Girl of the Period and Other Social Essays, Vol. I (of 2)|Eliza Lynn Linton

  • But the gentleman, now coming up the drive, was not in the proper frame of mind for groundling observation.

    Perlycross|R. D. Blackmore

British Dictionary definitions for groundling

groundling
/ (ˈɡraʊndlɪŋ) /

noun

any animal or plant that lives close to the ground or at the bottom of a lake, river, etc
  1. (in Elizabethan theatre) a spectator standing in the yard in front of the stage and paying least
  2. a spectator in the cheapest section of any theatre
a person on the ground as distinguished from one in an aircraft
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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