man of the people

noun phrase

: someone who understands or who is like ordinary people who do not have special power or privileges

Examples of man of the people in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Viral memes, in 2024 and now, have romanticized him as a popular – and incredibly attractive – man of the people who made corporate elites within the American health insurance industry afraid. — Evan Clarkson, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

Zito also called out other socialists, such as former Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner, for attempting to appeal to voters as a working man of the people. — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2026

Sarnoski’s attachment to the myth of Robin Hood — a dashing man of the people who robbed from the rich to give to the poor — has deep roots. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026

Stark, having been elected governor and already well along in his fateful descent from an idealistic man of the people to an entirely corrupt megalomaniac, is on the way to visit his childhood home. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026

Rhymes for man of the people

• businesspeople
• craftspeople
• laypeople
• salespeople
• townspeople
• tradespeople
• workpeople
• steeple