Phrase guide

common man

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An average citizen, in contrast to the social, political or cultural elite.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a person who holds no title

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: commoner, common person

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

Narrower terms: bourgeois, burgher, cipher, cypher, nobody, nonentity, everyman, John Doe, Joe Blow, Joe Bloggs, man in the street, layman, layperson, secular, plebeian, pleb, proletarian, prole, worker, rustic

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: monsieur Tout-le-monde — the average citizen
  • French: l'homme de la rue — the average citizen
  • French: citoyen lambda — the average citizen
  • Hindi: आम आदमी (ām ādmī) — the average citizen
  • Polish: zwykły człowiek — the average citizen
  • Romanian: om de rând — the average citizen
  • Romanian: om obișnuit — the average citizen
  • Romanian: om ca toți oamenii — the average citizen
  • Swahili: kabwela — the average citizen
  • Telugu: సామాన్యుడు (sāmānyuḍu) — the average citizen