Definition of everyman
:the typical or ordinary person
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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
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Corey presents as an everyman with working class roots.
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As much of an everyman as someone who signed a two-year, $3.5 million deal could be, Tolzien is every bit of that.
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In the tradition of Nickelodeon kids' show Blue's Clues, our narrator and nonpuppet intermediary is a white male everyman mysteriously given the same name as a certain mohawked pro wrestler of color.
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Chance, who in six years has graduated from open mics at the Harold Washington Library to nationwide headliner, is a self-deprecating, everyman presence.
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That sort of document work has been proving its worth for years: Think back to 2008 Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards’s $400 haircut — not a great look for a candidate pitching himself as an everyman.
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Puddle of Mudd was among the throngs of bands that sort of picked up the heavy, moping and misanthropic sensibility of grunge and gave it an everyman attitude.
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David Eulitt The Kansas City Star His father was an everyman, with a touch of showman.
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Again—David Sims believes films like The House, which cast the actor as a frustrated suburban everyman, are a waste of his unique comic talents.
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Origin and Etymology of everyman
Everyman, allegorical character in The Summoning of Everyman, 15th century English morality play
everyman Synonyms
Synonyms
Joe Blow, Joe Six-Pack, John Doe, little guy, little man, lug, slobRelated Words
commoner, pleb, plebeian, prole, proletarian; everywoman, plain Jane; laborer, peon, workerNear Antonyms
big cheese, big shot, big wheel, big wig, fat cat, mover and shaker, VIPEVERYMAN Defined for English Language Learners
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