everyman

noun

ˈev-rē-ˌman How to pronounce everyman (audio)
Definition of everymannext
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 The 56-year-old politician presents himself as an amiable northern everyman who prefers T-shirts to a suit and tie and spends spare time playing soccer or spinning 1990s tunes during DJ battles. — Jill Lawless, Fortune, 21 June 2026 And then Hollywood’s everyman disappears, just another face in the crowd. — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026 She is being haunted by her past but with zero understanding, and increasing frustration by Jackson who is the everyman here who just doesn’t get what is happening to her. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 June 2026 Our everyman is Ben Reilly — played by the incomparable Nicolas Cage, making his live-action television debut — a private investigator who moonlights as the city’s only superhero, the Spider. — Tracy Brown, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for everyman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for everyman
  1. worker
  2. John Doe
  3. Joe Blow
  4. laborer
  5. lug
Noun
  • But that constant movement is also making Ebola harder to contain, complicating efforts to find infected people and trace those who may have been exposed, said Mari Ndika, an Ebola response worker involved in disease monitoring.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Entry-level workers feel more pressure The effects appear to be more pronounced for those looking to start their careers.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of worker
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  • The facility assigned the victim — identified as John Doe — to be Drotts’ client.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • Anthony Mackie plays John Doe, a motormouth scavenger eking out a living in the wastelands of the former United States.
    — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
Definition of John Doe
Noun
  • 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
Definition of Joe Blow
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  • My beloved barn jacket dates back to 19th-century France—referred to as a chore coat or bleu de travail—where it was worn among farmers and laborers who relied on its tough, moleskin fabric to get them through fieldwork.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Aug. 2026
  • This one stars Cox himself as a mysterious and formidable old man in an undertaker’s suit and parson’s hat who wanders into an Arizona border town in 1890 to gather the names of dead Mexican laborers.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of laborer
Noun
  • Paired with knee-high, lug-sole boots, a cutsey tutu becomes oh-so cool.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 30 July 2026
  • Some species of the cephalopods lug coconut shells around for mobile shelter; others radically transform their bodies to mimic deadlier creatures.
    — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 29 July 2026
Definition of lug

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“Everyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/everyman. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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