ground|ling

ground|ling
ground|ling «GROWND lihng», noun.
1. a plant or animal that lives close to the ground.
2. a fish that lives at the bottom of the water.
3. a person living or working on the ground, as opposed to a pilot or seaman: »

To the groundling, the skies seem unlimited, but the traffic problem in the nation's air lanes is almost as bad as on the highways (Time).

4. Figurative. a spectator or reader who has poor critical taste.
5. Obsolete. a person who sat in the pit of a theater, often on the ground.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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