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Noun: rabble  ra-bul
  1. A disorderly crowd of people
    "A rabble of angry customers demanded refunds";
    - mob, rout [N. Amer, archaic], scrum [Brit]
     
  2. Disparaging term for the common people, especially when viewed as disorderly or disreputable
    "The nobleman referred to the crowd as mere rabble";
    - riffraff, ragtag, ragtag and bobtail

Derived forms: rabbles

Type of: common people, crowd, folk, folks

Encyclopedia: Rabble