Definition of Man in the street

1. Noun. A hypothetical average man.

Exact synonyms: Joe Bloggs, Joe Blow, John Doe
Generic synonyms: Common Man, Common Person, Commoner

Definition of Man in the street

1. Noun. (idiomatic) A typical person, unversed in a given subject; an inexpert commoner. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Man In The Street

man catcher
man cave
man caves
man child
man children
man crushes
man date
man day
man down
man flu
man ho
man hour
man in the moon
man in the street (current term)
man is a wolf to man
man is the measure of all things
man jack
man magnet
man of God
man of action
man of affairs
man of deeds
man of few words
man of letters
man of means
man of one's word
man of parts

Literary usage of Man in the street

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Digest of the Laws of England by John Comyns, Anthony Hammond (1822)
"... Remittance by. the general post-office, or a receiving-house appointed by that office, and not to a bell-man in the street. Hawkins v. Rutt, Peake, 186. ..."

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