everyman

an ordinary person representative of humanity; an ordinary man representative of all men

Not to be confused with:

every man – each man, all men

Eve·ry·man

or eve·ry·man (ĕv′rē-măn′)

An ordinary person, representative of the human race.

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Everyman

(ˈɛvrɪˌmæn)

1. (Theatre) a medieval English morality play in which the central figure represents mankind, whose earthly destiny is dramatized from the Christian viewpoint

2. (often not capital) the ordinary person; common man

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eve•ry•man

(ˈɛv riˌmæn)

n.

an ordinary person; the typical or average person.

[1905–10; after Everyman, a character in a 15th-century morality play]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

everyman - the ordinary person

common man, common person, commoner - a person who holds no title

Translations

everyman

[ˈevrɪmæn] N → hombre m cualquiera, hombre m de la calle

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everyman

n → Durchschnittsmensch m; language that everyman and everywoman can understand → eine Sprache, die der Durchschnittsmensch verstehen kann

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