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little man
noun
- the common or ordinary person.
- Informal. the small, ordinary investor, as opposed to big investment institutions.
little man
noun
- a man of no importance or significance
- a tradesman or artisan operating on a small scale
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Word History and Origins
Origin of little man1
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Example Sentences
Lester is a strange little man alone in a cabin, not far from The Tramp locked in his cabin in The Gold Rush.
I felt like Dorothy when she gets to Oz and realizes that the wizard is just a sad little man putting on a show.
Onlookler Sarah Wood, a student at St John's college, who was holding James, said: 'She said 'hello cute little man''.
He really is beneath contempt—a gruesome little man and smug as a boot.
More shuffling, another number was called and the cops began bundling the little man out.
Don't you see him right behind that little man in yellow who is carrying a big blue flag?
"Gently, gently, little man," said the visitor turning Black Sheep's face to the light slowly.
The little man licked his lips appreciatively and returned to the doorway below the premises of Kazmah.
He was a fat little man who sat habitually with a hand on either knee, which he clawed absently both in conversation and thought.
In a few minutes, a smart little man, speaking tolerable French, came and told me the government desired my company.
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