Definition
Common or ordinary men as a collective; plural of 'everyman', referring to men who represent the average person.
Etymology
Plural of 'everyman', from 'every' and 'man'. Everyman gained literary prominence from the medieval morality play 'Everyman' (c. 1495), which personified the universal human condition.
Kelly Says
The medieval play 'Everyman' was so influential that the term became standard for representing 'the common person'—today 'everyman' stories are everywhere, from Spider-Man to The Office!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የመንግስት ሰዎች
ye-men-gis-t se-woch
ARالعربية
ناس عاديون
naas 3a-dee-yoon
BNবাংলা
সাধারণ মানুষ
sa-dhaar-no manush
CACatalà
Gent comú
hen-t koh-moo
CSČeština
obyčejní lidé
oh-by-chej-nee lee-dee
DADansk
almindelige mennesker
al-min-de-li-ge mee-nen
DEDeutsch
Jedermann
ye-der-man
ELΕλληνικά
καθημερινοί άνθρωποι
ka-the-me-ri-noi an-thro-poi
ESEspañol
gente común
hen-teh koh-moh-n
FAفارسی
مردم عادی
mor-dam a-adi
FISuomi
tavallisia ihmisiä
ta-val-li-si-a ih-mi-si-ä
FRFrançais
gens ordinaires
zhon o-r-di-nair
GUGU
સામાન્ય લોકો
sa-amaan-ya lo-ko
HEעברית
אנשים רגילים
a-shim re-gee-lim
HIहिन्दी
सामान्य लोग
samaan-ya log
HUMagyar
mindennapi emberek
min-den-na-pi em-ber-ek
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang biasa
o-rang bi-sa
IGIG
ndị mmadụ
ndi m-ma-du
ITItaliano
persone comuni
per-soh-neh koh-moh-nee
JA日本語
凡人 (ふしびと)
fan-jin (fu-shi-bito)
KKKK
өмірдегі адамдар
o-meer-de-gi a-dam-dar
KMKM
មនុស្សទាំងអស់
mo-nus-s teang-as
KO한국어
평범한 사람 (평범한 사람)
pyeong-beom-han saram (pyeong-beom-han saram)
MRMR
सामान्य लोक
sa-amaan-ya lok
MSBahasa Melayu
orang biasa
o-rang bi-sa
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲသော လူ
pyawng-la-e-tha-lou
NLNederlands
gewone mensen
ge-wo-ne men-sen
NONorsk
vanlige folk
van-li-ge folk
PAPA
ਨਿੱਤ ਆਮ ਲੋਕ
nit aam lok
PLPolski
zwykłe osoby
zwik-le o-so-bee
PTPortuguês
homens comuns
oh-menz koh-mohz
RORomână
oameni obișnuiți
oh-ah-men-ee oh-bee-sh-nui-tee
RUРусский
простые люди
pro-stye lyu-di
SVSvenska
vanliga människor
van-li-ga mee-nan
SWKiswahili
wanaume wa kawaida
wa-na-ume wa ka-o-li-wa
TAதமிழ்
சாதாரண மக்கள்
sa-dhaar-na makkal
TEతెలుగు
సాధారణ మనుషులు
sa-dhaar-na ma-nu-shulu
THไทย
คนธรรมดา
kon-tham-da
TLTL
karaniwang tao
ka-ra-ni-wang tao
UKУкраїнська
звичайні люди
zvy-chayn-ni lyu-di
URاردو
عامہ لوگ
aam-ah loog
VITiếng Việt
người bình thường
ngoo-ee binh-thuong
YOYO
ẹni gbogbo
e-ni g-bo-gbo
ZH中文
普通人 (pū bù rén)
poo boo ren
ZUZU
abantu bonke
a-ban-too bo-n-ke
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Generic 'men' as universal human collective is deeply embedded in English; historically erased women by using male-marked language as unmarked default.
Inclusive Usage
Use 'everyone' or 'everybody' instead; avoid male-marked generics.
Inclusive Alternatives
["everyone","everybody","all people"]