Everyman
Americannoun
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(italics) a 15th-century English morality play.
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(usually lowercase) an ordinary person; the typical or average person.
pronoun
noun
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a medieval English morality play in which the central figure represents mankind, whose earthly destiny is dramatized from the Christian viewpoint
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(often not capital) the ordinary person; common man
Etymology
Origin of Everyman
Example Sentences
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Jade Marsden, a former Conservative candidate for mayor of the Liverpool City Region, believes the Everyman is wrong to now put on the stage version.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
After a loss, the grieving Everyman finds no option but to keep living—he is, as one character says, “just waiting to see what we’ve been left here for.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
Mike Judge and Greg Daniels built their two-dimensional Texas Everyman to ensure we could never quite be certain.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2025
His vibe is a lot different from the hefty, pale, Midwestern Everyman whom a lot of people think of when they hear his name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024
Downtrodden Americans gravitated strongly toward the Horatio Alger protagonist, the lowly bred Everyman who rises from anonymity and hopelessness.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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