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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The boss of cinema chain Everyman has stepped down less than three weeks after the company warned trading had been weaker than expected.
From BBC
Everyman Media Group said on Monday that Alex Scrimgeour was leaving with immediate effect and would be replaced on an interim basis by non-executive director Farah Golant.
From BBC
Mr Scrimgeour became chief executive of Everyman Media Group in January 2021 after heading French restaurant chain Cote Brasserie since 2015.
From BBC
He added that it would be interesting to see if Blue Coast Private Equity, which owns a 29% stake in Everyman, would buy the chain, "opting to remove it from the public spotlight to enact a turnaround programme".
From BBC
Frank Capra, the multiple Academy Award winner whose everyman heroes symbolized the American spirit triumphing over mercenary or venal big business and big government, died Tuesday at his desert retirement home.
From Los Angeles Times
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