everywoman

noun

ev·​ery·​wom·​an ˈev-rē-ˌwu̇-mən 

variants often Everywoman

: the typical or ordinary woman

Examples of everywoman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite her years of acclaim and success, Kidman still feels like an everywoman, despite being anything but. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025

Where these subjects converge — and how a simple Everywoman like Orsolya responds to them — is perhaps the film’s biggest question of all. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025

Mary was a vacuum—conceived as little more than an American everywoman—and Lasser rushed to fill that void with her own experience. — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026

Her Everywoman columns spoke to those, like her, who transitioned from stay-at-home mother roles to positions of leadership in business, the arts, the community. — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

after everyman

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for everywoman

• businesswoman
• congresswoman
• englishwoman
• gentlewoman
• noblewoman
• policewoman
• washerwoman
• chairwoman
• frenchwoman
• kinswoman
• madwoman
• saleswoman