everywoman
Americannoun
plural
everywomenEtymology
Origin of everywoman
1965–70; every + woman, on the model of everyman ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Melissa McCarthy is an everywoman intelligence agent who chooses to go into the field for the first time in this strangely unsung hero of modern comedy.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
She’s the everywoman, a picture of klutzy mishaps of the heart that looks more like a mirror than a photograph.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2025
On and offstage, her showmanship placed her in opposition to the everywoman bound by the strictures of France’s Third Republic.
From New York Times • May 11, 2023
Relatable in an ordinary, everywoman kind of way is great on a rope line, but it doesn’t get you headlines.
From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2022
When the story initially went viral, Paper Magazine called her the "millennial everywoman" at the heart of the story.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2022
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