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MAN IN THE STREET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does man in the street mean?
• MAN IN THE STREET (noun)
The noun MAN IN THE STREET has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: MAN IN THE STREET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hypothetical average man
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Joe Bloggs; Joe Blow; John Doe; man in the street
Hypernyms ("man in the street" is a kind of...):
common man; common person; commoner (a person who holds no title)
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