common man

common man

English

Noun

common man (plural common men)

1. The average citizen, as contrasted with the social, political or cultural elite.
   • 1971, Nevada State AFL-CIO, Proceedings, volume 15, page 98:

     While the common man is holding the brunt of the taxes, there are groups, special-interest groups, that are getting off with paying none.

Translations

the average citizen

French: monsieur Tout-le-monde (fr), l'homme de la rue (fr) m, citoyen lambda (fr) Hindi: आम आदमी (ām ādmī)

Telugu: సామాన్యుడు (te) (sāmānyuḍu)

See also

• populism
• everyman
• John Doe
• Jane Doe
• John Q. Public