ev·ery·man I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌman, -maa(ə)n\pronoun Etymology: Middle English every man : everybody II. noun (pluraleverymen) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: after Everyman, allegorical character in The Summoning of Everyman, 15th century English morality play : the typical or ordinary man < an Everyman, salt of the earth, graduate of the school of hard knocks — E.B.Garside >