small man
/ˈsmɔːl man/noun
1Usually in form smallman. A minor manorial tenant holding land by copyhold. Now historical.
- Recorded earliest in smallman's land noun a small piece of land held by copyhold..
2With the. The typical small-scale proprietor of land or (now especially) a business.
Origin
Late Middle English. From small + man. Earlier currency is implied by post-classical Latin smalemannus, in the same sense. The word is also attested early as a personal name, e.g. Smalemande Cobbeham, and surname, e.g. Hubert Smaleman and Richard Smaleman, although the precise sense is unclear.
- -itious
- -itis
- it is all up with
- it is high time that ——
- it isn't done
- it isn't over till the fat lady sings
- it is only a matter of time
- it is (or what) a small world
- -itive
- it'll
- it'll be all right on the night
- it makes no odds
- ITN
- it never rains but it pours
- I told you (so)
- Ito, Prince Hirobumi
- it (or that) (all) depends
- -itous
- it's
- its
- it's a case of ——
- it's a deal
- it's a fair cop
- it's a free country
- it's (all) Greek to me