one of the ordinary or common people, as opposed to the aristocracy or to royalty

this is the story of the commoner who married a king

a person who has a right over another's land, e.g. for pasturage or mineral extraction

commoners' centuries-old grazing rights

cattle and ponies owned by the commoners

(at some British universities) an undergraduate who does not have a scholarship

a commoner's gown

occurring, found, or done often; prevalent

salt and pepper are the two most common seasonings

common misspellings

it's common for children to have middle ear infections

shared by, coming from, or done by two or more people, groups, or things

the two republics' common border

problems common to both communities

showing a lack of taste and refinement supposedly typical of the lower classes; vulgar

she's so common

(in Latin, Dutch, and certain other languages) of or denoting a gender of nouns that are conventionally regarded as masculine or feminine, contrasting with neuter

(of a syllable) able to be either short or long

(of a crime) of lesser severity

common assault