Everymann.

Brit.

/ˈɛvrᵻman/, U.S.

/ˈɛv(ə)riˌmæn/

Inflections: Plural Everymen.

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Everyman.

Etymology: < the name of Everyman, the leading character in an early 16th-cent. morality play ( < every adj. + man n.¹).The anonymous play was probably written between c1509 and c1519, and its first printed edition dates from c1528. The title Everyman does not appear in contemporary editions; it appears to have been first used in the half-title of a 1773 reprint of the 1528 edition. Most scholars now agree that the English morality play is an adaptation of the Middle Dutch late 15th-cent. morality play Elckerlijc, lit. ‘every person’. Compare German jedermann everybody (early 15th cent.); Jedermann is the title of Hugo von Hofmannsthal's 1911 adaptation of the English play.

(A name for) an ordinary or typical human being. During the 20th cent., various books and series were published for the mass market incorporating the name ‘Everyman’, notably Everyman's Library (from 1906).

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > man > [noun] > ordinary or average man

Richard Roe1593

Tom Stiles1681

John Doe1756

the man in the street1831

the next man1848

Everyman1901

the man on the Clapham omnibus1903

slob1910

John Citizen1918

average Joe1940

Joe Blow1941

Joe Public1942

Joe Doakes1943

Joe Soap1943

Joe Bloggs1969

Joe Sixpack1972

everyguy1976

1901 Englische Studien 29 430 If we must classify Hickscorner at all..I would call him mutatis mutandis ‘an’ Everyman, i. e. a type of the foolish wordling, incarnated not only in Everyman, but also in most of the older moralities.

1905 S. L. Whitcomb Study of Novel x. 198 Every artist is a unique individual, and at the same time representative of limited areas of national, racial, and historical conditions; he is never an ‘Everyman’ or a ‘Humanum Genus’.

1929 R. Bridges Test. Beauty iv. 1337 Nor might he escape the fall of Ev'ryman.

1935 Discovery Mar. 74/2 A concession to the stumbling steps of Everyman, who knows nothing of biology.

1955 Times 24 Jan. 3/1 In canvases often enormous..there sit, crouch, writhe, and huddle, the emblematic everymen of our troubled times.

1993 Empire Aug. 104/4 Jimmy Stewart makes such a good everyman. He has so much warmth and appeal, and you want to cheer at the end.

2014 Hawk Eye (Burlington, Iowa) 7 Mar. 6 b/2 Rauner..made $53 million in 2012 but portrays himself as an everyman in Carhartt jacket who loves hunting and fishing.

Compounds

attributive, as Everyman character, Everyman hero, Everyman persona, Everyman quality, etc.

ΚΠ

1914 Scotsman 22 Oct. 1/2 The ‘Everyman’ Belgian Relief Fund.

1949 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 July 429/5 (advt.) It is an everyman story, a story of the marital infidelity of a nameless man.

1964 Eng. Stud. 45 354 He is not presenting us with an Everyman figure.

1967 C. Barr Laurel & Hardy (1968) Intro. 6/2 Their ‘Everyman’ quality helps to explain the universality of their appeal.

1977 G. E. Slusser Classic Years Robert A. Heinlein (2006) 7 The mechanisms of election are reaffirmed; but, as with the Everyman hero, the group also pales before the all-absorbing problem of superman before grace.

1985 E. G. Bormann Force of Fantasy (2001) ii. 40 An everyman persona who was a lowly, mean creature.

1988 Spectator 5 Mar. 12/3 His ‘everyman’ appeal as the son of a St Louis milkman dovetails perfectly with his message.

2008 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 15 Aug. d3/4 He delivers an Everyman character with whom audiences can associate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	everyman
释义	Everymann. Brit. /ˈɛvrᵻman/, U.S. /ˈɛv(ə)riˌmæn/ Inflections: Plural Everymen. Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Everyman. Etymology: < the name of Everyman, the leading character in an early 16th-cent. morality play ( < every adj. + man n.¹).The anonymous play was probably written between c1509 and c1519, and its first printed edition dates from c1528. The title Everyman does not appear in contemporary editions; it appears to have been first used in the half-title of a 1773 reprint of the 1528 edition. Most scholars now agree that the English morality play is an adaptation of the Middle Dutch late 15th-cent. morality play Elckerlijc, lit. ‘every person’. Compare German jedermann everybody (early 15th cent.); Jedermann is the title of Hugo von Hofmannsthal's 1911 adaptation of the English play. (A name for) an ordinary or typical human being. During the 20th cent., various books and series were published for the mass market incorporating the name ‘Everyman’, notably Everyman's Library (from 1906). ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > man > [noun] > ordinary or average man Richard Roe1593 Tom Stiles1681 John Doe1756 the man in the street1831 the next man1848 Everyman1901 the man on the Clapham omnibus1903 slob1910 John Citizen1918 average Joe1940 Joe Blow1941 Joe Public1942 Joe Doakes1943 Joe Soap1943 Joe Bloggs1969 Joe Sixpack1972 everyguy1976 1901 Englische Studien 29 430 If we must classify Hickscorner at all..I would call him mutatis mutandis ‘an’ Everyman, i. e. a type of the foolish wordling, incarnated not only in Everyman, but also in most of the older moralities. 1905 S. L. Whitcomb Study of Novel x. 198 Every artist is a unique individual, and at the same time representative of limited areas of national, racial, and historical conditions; he is never an ‘Everyman’ or a ‘Humanum Genus’. 1929 R. Bridges Test. Beauty iv. 1337 Nor might he escape the fall of Ev'ryman. 1935 Discovery Mar. 74/2 A concession to the stumbling steps of Everyman, who knows nothing of biology. 1955 Times 24 Jan. 3/1 In canvases often enormous..there sit, crouch, writhe, and huddle, the emblematic everymen of our troubled times. 1993 Empire Aug. 104/4 Jimmy Stewart makes such a good everyman. He has so much warmth and appeal, and you want to cheer at the end. 2014 Hawk Eye (Burlington, Iowa) 7 Mar. 6 b/2 Rauner..made $53 million in 2012 but portrays himself as an everyman in Carhartt jacket who loves hunting and fishing. Compounds attributive, as Everyman character, Everyman hero, Everyman persona, Everyman quality, etc. ΚΠ 1914 Scotsman 22 Oct. 1/2 The ‘Everyman’ Belgian Relief Fund. 1949 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 July 429/5 (advt.) It is an everyman story, a story of the marital infidelity of a nameless man. 1964 Eng. Stud. 45 354 He is not presenting us with an Everyman figure. 1967 C. Barr Laurel & Hardy (1968) Intro. 6/2 Their ‘Everyman’ quality helps to explain the universality of their appeal. 1977 G. E. Slusser Classic Years Robert A. Heinlein (2006) 7 The mechanisms of election are reaffirmed; but, as with the Everyman hero, the group also pales before the all-absorbing problem of superman before grace. 1985 E. G. Bormann Force of Fantasy (2001) ii. 40 An everyman persona who was a lowly, mean creature. 1988 Spectator 5 Mar. 12/3 His ‘everyman’ appeal as the son of a St Louis milkman dovetails perfectly with his message. 2008 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 15 Aug. d3/4 He delivers an Everyman character with whom audiences can associate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1901
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