The term "fellow-commoner" has relatively limited synonyms in the English language as it refers to a very specific social status within British universities. Some possible alternatives include "privileged student," "upper-class undergraduate," or "well-heeled scholar." However, each of these phrases fails to capture the particular nuance and history of the term "fellow-commoner," which denotes a student who was not a scholar or exhibitioner but who paid for his own lavish lifestyle and dining privileges at college. Some other related terms that may be used in this context include "aristocratic student," "wealthy undergraduate," or "expensive scholar".