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little man
noun
(sometimes initial capital letters)
- the common or ordinary person.
- Informal. the small, ordinary investor, as opposed to big investment institutions.
little man
noun
- a man of no importance or significance
- a tradesman or artisan operating on a small scale
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of little man1
First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences
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He is the very prototype of the Little Man.
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Every day there are legal battles that the little man or woman loses.
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“He’s just so excited to come home and see our little man. And Jordan always can put a smile on his face even on those toughest days.”
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In the more than five-minute long call, Mr Stockton could be heard saying "come on little man", "wakey wakey" and "cough it up" before apparently performing CPR on Charlie under direction from the call-handler.
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Wes Streeting, now health secretary, described Trump as an "odious, sad, little man".
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