everyman

noun

ev·​ery·​man ˈev-rē-ˌman 

variants often Everyman

: the typical or ordinary person

Synonyms of everyman

• worker
• little man
• man in the street
• little guy
• John Doe
• Joe Blow
• laborer
• lug

Examples of everyman in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Redmayne brings a sweetly doltish everyman energy to this increasingly off-kilter affair, with much of the dialogue between him and his co-stars (including Stratton-Twine as the missing woman’s slacker brother) improvised in disarmingly shaggy fashion. —Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026

Maybe Yamamoto’s unassuming everyman act is just that good? —Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026

The 50th anniversary of his Game 7 heroics was marked in 2010 by the unveiling — on Bill Mazeroski Way — of a 14-foot, 2,000-pound statue of one of Pittsburgh’s greatest everymen, rounding the bases, on top of the world. —ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026

There is no excusing his remarks about Childress, whose everyman, never-back-down persona is something with which many fans identify. —Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Everyman, allegorical character in The Summoning of Everyman, 15th century English morality play

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above