everyman

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'everyman', 'Everyman': /ˈɛvriˌmæn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ev′rē man′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Eve•ry•man  (ev′rē man′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Literature(italics) a 15th-century English morality play.
  2. (usually l.c.) an ordinary person;
    the typical or average person.

pron. 
  1. everybody;
    everyone.
  • every + man1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Everyman /ˈɛvrɪˌmæn/ n
  1. a medieval English morality play in which the central figure represents humankind, whose earthly destiny is dramatized from the Christian viewpoint
  2. (often not capital) an ordinary person
'everyman' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
everywoman

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