forgotten man
Americannoun
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a person no longer in the mind of the general public.
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U.S. Politics. the average wage earner, regarded as economically deprived and forgotten or ignored by the federal government during the Great Depression.
Etymology
Origin of forgotten man
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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He was the forgotten man, cast into a recurring nightmare of rehab and hope.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Among the Big Three who have spent the last three years revolutionizing the 400-meter hurdles, Rai Benjamin has often been relegated to the forgotten man.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024
From new wunderkid hero at the Camp Nou and inheritor of Lionel Messi's number 10 shirt, to an almost forgotten man as his young body was ravaged by injuries.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2023
Dotson compared the conversations — the slights — to the narrative surrounding him before the draft when he felt that he was the forgotten man in a loaded wide receiver class.
From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2023
With the assistance of his descendants, we are now enabled to add the following record of the life and labours of this remarkable but almost forgotten man.
From Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers by Smiles, Samuel
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