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underpeople

underpeople is the plural of underperson.

Meaning of underperson

Noun

underperson (plural underpeople)

  1. A person of low status.
    • If you bargained for overlords and underpeople. Then you surely bargained for death instead of life.1910, The Conservator - Volumes 21-22, page 51
  2. A member of a subhuman sentient species.
    • For I felt sure these underpeople had taken it.1895, Herbert George Wells, The Time Machine, page 118

Questions about underpeople

What is underpeople the plural of?
Underpeople is the plural of underperson.

Words near underpeople in the dictionary

  1. underpeers
  2. underpenalize
  3. underpenalized
  4. underpenalizes
  5. underpenetrated
  6. underpeople
  7. underpeopled
  8. underpeopling
  9. underperceive
  10. underperceived
  11. underperceives

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