everyman

== English == === 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. Coordinate terms: everywoman, everyboy, everygirl Near-synonyms: man on the street, John Q. Public (see more there) ==== Related terms ====