everyman.
In fiction, drama, or allegory, the archetypical ordinary individual, frequently the protagonist in a parable of some sort.
Meaning & usage
In fiction, drama, or allegory, the archetypical ordinary individual, frequently the protagonist in a parable of some sort.
In the novels of John Updike, sometimes Rabbit is his own man, and sometimes he is everyman.
Where this word comes from
Perhaps from the Flemish play Elckerlijc (c. 1495) or its English translation Everyman (c. 1520).
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