"man in the street" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: men in the street [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|men in the street}} man in the street (plural men in the street)
  1. (idiomatic) A typical person, unversed in a given subject; an inexpert commoner. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: person in the street Related terms: layman, man on the street, man on the Clapham omnibus, pub test, vox populi Translations (a typical person): kaduntallaaja (Finnish), homme de la rue [masculine] (French), monsieur Tout-le-monde [masculine] (French), Monsieur Tout-le-Monde [masculine] (French), individu lambda (French), pékin moyen [masculine] (French), pékin de base (French), simple quidam [masculine] (French), Madame Tout-le-Monde [feminine] (French), ciudadano de a pie (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-man_in_the_street-en-noun-8KB6Qbku Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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