1. Noun
A man in private station, as distinguished from one holding a public office.
2. Noun
An unlearned, ignorant, or simple person, as distinguished from the educated; an ignoramus.
3. Noun
A human being destitute of the ordinary intellectual powers, whether congenital, developmental, or accidental; commonly, a person without understanding from birth; a natural fool; a natural; an innocent.
4. Noun
A fool; a simpleton; -- a term of reproach.
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