forgotten man

noun

1. a person no longer in the mind of the general public.

2. U.S. Politics.,  the average wage earner, regarded as economically deprived and forgotten or ignored by the federal government during the Great Depression.

Word History and Origins

Origin of forgotten man¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Overall number one pick Cam Ward seems to be the forgotten man at the less-than-exciting Tennessee Titans, while second generation passer Shadeur Sanders attracts a lot of attention for obvious reasons.

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Grealish has gone from forgotten man to main man in double-quick time since joining Everton on a season-long loan.

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James Ryan: Was the forgotten man until he put in a viciously effective performance against First Nations and Pasifika then backed it up with a huge cameo off the bench in the second Test.

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James Ryan has almost been the forgotten man of this tour so far, but he was going around crushing people on Tuesday.

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Tom Hartley is England's forgotten man of 2024.

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