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Everyman

[ ev-ree-man ]

/ ˈɛv riˌmæn /

noun

(italics) a 15th-century English morality play.

(usually lowercase) an ordinary person; the typical or average person.

pronoun

everybody; everyone.

Origin of Everyman

every + man¹

Example sentences from the Web for everyman

Christie may have his faults, but he oozes the everyman persona.

Will Chris Christie Regret His Cowboy Hug? |Matt Lewis |January 5, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
You have to be an everyman and chameleon, so that every bit of you is involved in the end.

Martin Amis Talks About Nazis, Novels, and Cute Babies |Ronald K. Fried |October 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Ex-sexy elf Orlando Bloom, without even putting on his Legolas weave, turns Justin Bieber-punching everyman.

An Unlikely Hero Blooms in Ibiza: Orlando Bloom Sort of Punches Justin Bieber |Amy Zimmerman |July 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
At the end of the day, Bloom emerges as an unlikely hero: former sexy elf turned Justin Bieber-punching everyman.

An Unlikely Hero Blooms in Ibiza: Orlando Bloom Sort of Punches Justin Bieber |Amy Zimmerman |July 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Still, the tradition of a hero with a younger, or everyman, acolyte stretches back to antiquity.

Holy Homophobia, Batman! A Queer Reading of the Dark Knight |Rich Goldstein |July 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It has recently been reprinted in Dent's Everyman's Library, and can thus be purchased for one shilling.

Parenthood and Race Culture |Caleb Williams Saleeby
Everyman, we will not from you go Till ye have gone this voyage long.Discretion.

Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse |Various
That ye would with Everyman go, And help him in his pilgrimage.

Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse |Various
Everyman, my leave now of thee I take; I will follow the other, for here I thee forsake.

Everyman and Other Old Religious Plays, with an Introduction |Anonymous
None excuse may be there for Everyman: Alas, how shall he do then?

Everyman and Other Old Religious Plays, with an Introduction |Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for everyman

Everyman

/ (ˈɛvrɪˌmæn) /

noun

a medieval English morality play in which the central figure represents mankind, whose earthly destiny is dramatized from the Christian viewpoint

(often not capital) the ordinary person; common man