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A man in private station, as distinguished from one holding a public office.

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  1. n. A man in private station, as distinguished from one holding a public office.
  2. n. An unlearned, ignorant, or simple person, as distinguished from the educated; an ignoramus.
  3. n. 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. n. A fool; a simpleton; -- a term of reproach.
  5. n. a person of subnormal intelligence
  6. n:100 n. a person of subnormal intelligence