everyman
everyman — noun
- everymansingular
- everymansplural
1. A character in a story, play, or film, or a real person, who represents the shar
A character in a story, play, or film, or a real person, who represents the shared experiences and qualities of most ordinary people, rather than being exceptional or unusual.
The character Yael is an everyman who faces everyday problems at work and home.
everyman as representative character type in fiction
Arjun sees himself as an everyman, not a hero, but a family man.
The film's everyman, Omar, loses his job and finds new work to support his children.
Amira's book presents a modern everyman, a teacher in Taipei dealing with rising costs.
Critics praised the play because its everyman, Nikos, felt real to ordinary audience members.
- ordinary person
More neutral and less literary; works in everyday speech
- common man
Similar meaning but slightly dated; often used in political or historical contexts
- average person
Colloquial and widely understood; focuses on statistical typicality rather than representation
- everywoman
Female counterpart of everyman; used when referring specifically to women
- exceptional person
Someone who stands out from the majority due to talent, wealth, or achievement
- elite
A small group of people with power, privilege, or status above the ordinary
文法句型
[article] + everyman
everyman + noun
用法筆記
Frequently used in literary and cultural criticism to describe a fictional character type. Also used in social commentary about a real person seen as typical of a group. The word carries a literary origin — from a 15th-century morality play — so it sounds more formal than phrases like ordinary person or average person in everyday speech.