Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun great_commoner

1 sense of great commoner

Sense 1
Bryan, William Jennings Bryan, Great Commoner, Boy Orator of the Platte -- (United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925))
       INSTANCE OF=> politician, politico, pol, political leader -- (a person active in party politics)
       INSTANCE OF=> lawyer, attorney -- (a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice)