EVERYMAN

everyman

(noun) the ordinary person

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Perhaps from the Flemish play Elckerlijc (c. 1495) or its English translation Everyman (c. 1520)

Noun

everyman (plural everymen)

In fiction, drama, or allegory, the archetypical ordinary individual, frequently the protagonist in a parable of some sort.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

1 April 2025

ANYMORE

(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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