everyman
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ev·ery·man
noun, often capitalized \ˈev-rē-ˌman\Definition of EVERYMAN
: the typical or ordinary person
See Examples of EVERYMAN
- an actor who is seen as the image of everyman
- <despite his superstar status, in his movies the actor is able to play the role of an everyman quite convincingly>
Origin of EVERYMAN
Everyman, allegorical character in The Summoning of Everyman, 15th century English morality play
First Known Use: 1906
Related to EVERYMAN
- Synonyms
- Joe Blow, Joe Six-Pack, John Doe, little guy, little man, lug, slob
Rhymes with EVERYMAN
advance man, Alcoran, also-ran, Ameslan, anchorman, as one man, astrakhan, Astrakhan, ataman, Athelstan, attackman, balmacaan, Bantustan, bartizan, black-and-tan, bogeyman, boogeyman, businessman, Caliban, cameraman, caravan, cattleman, Civitan, cornerman, counterman, counterplan, countryman, courtesan, cutoff man, dairyman, defenseman, detail man, exciseman, expressman, family man, fancy-dan, fancy man, frying pan, funnyman, gamelan, garageman, garbageman, Hamadan, handyman, harmattan, hatchet man, Hindustan, hotelman, in the can, Isle of Man, jerrican, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, leading man, man-for-man, man-to-man, master plan, middleman, minivan, minuteman, Monaghan, moneyman, mountain man, muscleman, Occitan, ombudsman, Omdurman, overman, Pakistan, Parmesan, partisan, pattypan, Peking man, Peter Pan, pivotman, plainclothesman, Port Sudan, Powhatan, rather than, repairman, rewrite man, safetyman, sandwich man, selectman, serviceman, signalman, spick-and-span, superman, tallyman, tamarin, to a man, triggerman, trimaran, turbofan, Turkistan, vacuum pan, weatherman, workingman, yataghan
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