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What (who) is everyman - definition
STOCK CHARACTER; AN ORDINARY INDIVIDUAL
Everymen; Mr. Everyman; Mr Everyman; Everywoman
Everyman
¦ noun an ordinary or typical human being.
everyman
Everyman is used to refer to people in general. If you say, for example, that a character in a film or book is an everyman, you mean that the character has experiences and emotions that are like those of any ordinary person.
Douglas plays a frustrated American everyman who suddenly loses control under the pressure of daily life.
N-SING
Everyman
The everyman is a stock character in fiction. An ordinary and humble character, the everyman is generally a protagonist whose benign conduct fosters the audience's identification with him.
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Everyman
The everyman is a stock character of fiction. An ordinary and humble character, the everyman is generally a protagonist whose benign conduct fosters the audience's identification with them.
Examples of use of everyman
1. This week Catherine read Everyman by Philip Roth.
2. These include Thruxton Motorsports Centre and Everyman Motor Racing Activities.
3. Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham (01242 572573), June ', then touring.
4. The Everyman who wanders through decades of American identity politics.
5. But that‘s what has happened to the Everyman in Liverpool.