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/ˈɛvɹiːˌmæn/ · noun
In fiction, drama, or allegory, the archetypical ordinary individual, frequently the protagonist in a parable of some sort..
Near-synonyms: man on the street, John Q. Public (see more there)
In the novels of John Updike, sometimes Rabbit is his own man, and sometimes he is everyman.
Use everyman when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Everyman means In fiction, drama, or allegory, the archetypical ordinary individual, frequently the protagonist in a parable of some sort..
Common synonyms include man on the street, John Q. Public.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Near-synonyms: man on the street, John Q. Public (see more there)
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