Mob.
Synonyms:
| canaille, | dregs of the people, | masses, | rabble, |
| crowd, | lower classes, | populace, | the vulgar. |
The populace are poor and ignorant, but may be law-abiding; a mob is disorderly and lawless, but may be rich and influential. The rabble is despicable, worthless, purposeless; a mob may have effective desperate purpose. A crowd may be drawn by mere curiosity; some strong, pervading excitement is needed to make it a mob. Compare PEOPLE.