common person
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- noun
- /ˈkɑːmən ˈpɜːrsən/
- I am a common person in debt, with two kids and my fiancée on the verge of losing his job.
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Examples
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We want the dignity of work and a democratic government that responds to the needs of the common person.
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The common person is beginning to realize that interference by the government and bureaucracy in daily life can be reduced gradually.
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The common person experiences value in and through comparison.
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The everyday, common person with decent values.
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We were brought up believing that the Democrats supported the common person and their interests.
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Once established, the loyalties of the common person were to their landlord, not the state.
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And for a common person who hasn't ever been exposed to mindfulness or meditation before, I do think that it can be.
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Interestingly, one can find a grain of difference in the attitudes of the common person depending on his or her religiosity.
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It is leverage that can make it achievable for a common person to accomplish well above average results.
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The policies were designed to benefit the common person rather than the wealthy elite.
Synonyms
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A regular man who stands for the average person
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An ordinary person with no special powers or status
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A person without a noble title who is an ordinary member of society
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An ordinary person who most people can identify with
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An ordinary person who is not an expert
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An ordinary person who represents the public
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A regular person who shows the views of most people
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A typical person who represents what most people think
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An ordinary member of the public
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An ordinary person with little social power
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A typical person with no special skills or fame
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A name people use for an ordinary, typical man
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A person who is not part of the top or most powerful group
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An average person used as a name to represent most people in Australia
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A person from the common people in historical Latin texts
A person from an ordinary family who is not part of the noble class
A person who is not from the rich upper class
People who are not rich or powerful
Antonyms
How Noble
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an ordinary member of society / not of noble rank' is directly and compositionally derived from 'common' (ordinary, not special) + 'person' (human individual), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer this sense. This adjective+noun pattern is cross-linguistically widespread (equivalent to 'ordinary person' in many languages), reinforcing its immediate transparency.
Etymology
Common person comes from the idea of the village common — land and resources that everyone in the village could use, not the private land of nobles. That's why the phrase means an 'ordinary' or 'not noble' member of society.