little man

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of LITTLE MAN

an average or ordinary man <claims that the wind farm would benefit only its developers and that the little man would get nothing out of it>

Synonyms everyman, Joe Six-Pack, John Doe, little guy, little man, lug, slob

Related Words commoner, pleb, plebeian, prole, proletarian; everywoman, plain Jane; laborer, peon, worker

Near Antonyms big cheese, big shot, big wheel, big wig, fat cat, mover and shaker, VIP

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