as in worker
an average or ordinary man
despite his superstar status, in his movies the actor is able to play the role of an everyman quite convincingly
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Recent Examples of everyman
O’Neill was an everyman, never forgetting his middle-class roots.
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
His oysterman image is an important part of building his identity as an everyman working an honest job, a friend to the middle class.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
The band’s subsequent project, 1966’s Days of Future Passed, was one of the first instances of a concept album — tracking 24 hours of an everyman’s life — and an early touchstone of prog rock with its lush orchestral sound.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
If there was any lingering doubt regarding Bob Odenkirk‘s late-career reinvention as a legit everyman action star, Normal handily seals the deal.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
His oysterman image is an important part of building his identity as an everyman working an honest job, a friend to the middle class.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
The band’s subsequent project, 1966’s Days of Future Passed, was one of the first instances of a concept album — tracking 24 hours of an everyman’s life — and an early touchstone of prog rock with its lush orchestral sound.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
If there was any lingering doubt regarding Bob Odenkirk‘s late-career reinvention as a legit everyman action star, Normal handily seals the deal.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for everyman
Noun
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The rupture occurred as the agency was wrapping up major infrastructure upgrades at the facility, injuring one worker and prompting a Yuba River conservation group to report that hundreds, and possibly thousands, of young Chinook salmon were stranded and died in the rocks along the shore.—
Chaewon Chung
March 13,
Sacbee.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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They got married, had a daughter, and moved out of the housing that Looney was required to provide to his foreign workers into their own house on Route 61, the famous blues highway.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Your mind blurted out, Those could be me and John Doe’s kids.—
Addie Citchens,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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When Sidney and Gale (Courteney Cox) visit Fallbrook Psychiatric Hospital, an employee named Marco (Ethan Embry) recognizes Stu as a John Doe patient who was recently released, seemingly confirming the calls are coming from the real deal.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Under secret balloting, someone might say, hey, here is $5 to vote for Joe Blow, but the voter could take the money and go into the curtained voting booth and vote for Bill Smith.—
Jay Ambrose,
Star Tribune,
10 Aug. 2020
Noun
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No workers for mundane tasks Diez revealed that manufacturers worldwide are struggling to find laborers for highly repetitive physical tasks.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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The voices captured on that wall belong not to emperors or senators, but to lovers, laborers, sports fans, and artists who left their marks in a corridor between two theaters, never imagining those marks would still be read 2,000 years later.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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These have a little bit of a lug-sole to them that adds an edgy, youthful touch.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026
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There are also lug-sole platform loafers that balance style with real traction, ideal for slick terminals and cobblestone streets alike.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Everyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/everyman. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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