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 Told backwards, the film ostensibly guides us through the painful and rewarding life of everyman Chuck Krantz (played by Tom Hiddleston, Jacob Tremblay, and Benjamin Pajak at different points in the film). Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 June 2025 Wendt played the lovable everyman and beer-guzzling barfly Norm Peterson across all 11 seasons of the NBC sitcom, from 1982-1993. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 May 2025 Few on TV ever have portrayed the everyman better, though with his characteristic modesty, Wendt always directed plaudits to the show’s writers. Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025 Odenkirk once again stars as Hutch Mansell, a suburban everyman whose hidden assassin skills kicked into gear following a home invasion. Abigail Lee, Variety, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for everyman
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Noun
  • After my long flight home, I was relieved that the late-night visitor turned out to be nothing more than city workers on the job (and their job in this case, while surprising, didn't turn out to be too destructive).
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • After California’s deal with Uber and Lyft, other states have moved forward with similar attempts to allow workers to unionize.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to the Rivas brothers, the suit also names the Assembly and 10 unnamed John Doe individuals as defendants.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The cases, Detective Luke Shaw said, include unidentified Jane Doe, whose body was found in 2000, and John Doe from 1994.
    Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
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
Noun
  • Meanwhile, blue-collar or trade laborers are expected to remain essential.
    Eyal Lifshitz, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • On the Mauser Packaging Solutions plant floor, laborers do the dirty work of reconditioning steel containers used to transport chemicals.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • After unthreading some lug nuts from attachments secured to the port and starboard sides of the vessel, the crew deploys two metal arms that jut out a half dozen feet from the aft.
    Wesley Bruer, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The space from lug-to-lug measures 21mm.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Everyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/everyman. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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