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Definition of Man in the street
1. Noun. A hypothetical average man.
Definition of Man in the street
1. Noun. (idiomatic) A typical person, unversed in a given subject; an inexpert commoner. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Man In The Street
Literary usage of Man in the street
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Digest of the Laws of England by John Comyns, Anthony Hammond (1822)
"... Remittance by. the general post-office, or a receiving-house appointed by that
office, and not to a bell-man in the street. Hawkins v. Rutt, Peake, 186. ..."