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ground·ling  (groundlng)
n.
1.
a. A plant or an animal that lives on or close to the ground.
b. A bottom fish.
2. A person with uncultivated tastes.
3. A spectator in the cheap standing-room section of an Elizabethan theater.
groundling [ˈgraʊndlɪŋ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) any animal or plant that lives close to the ground or at the bottom of a lake, river, etc.
2. (Performing Arts / Theatre)
a.  (in Elizabethan theatre) a spectator standing in the yard in front of the stage and paying least
b.  a spectator in the cheapest section of any theatre
3. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a person on the ground as distinguished from one in an aircraft
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Noun1.groundling - in Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section
playgoer, theatergoer, theatregoer - someone who attends the theater
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