everyman
Meaning
Noun
- In fiction, drama, or allegory, the archetypical ordinary individual, frequently the protagonist in a parable of some sort.
Origin
- Perhaps from the Flemish play Elckerlijc (c. 1495) or its English translation Everyman (c. 1520)
Modern English dictionary
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