plebe Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a military trainee (as at a military academy)
    cadet.

WordNet

Plebe noun
Etymology
F. plèbe, fr. L. plebs.
Definitions
  1. The common people; the mob. Obs.
    The plebe with thirst and fury prest. Sylvester.
  2. Cf. Plebeian. A member of the lowest class in the military academy at West Point. Cant, U.S.

Webster 1913