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little man

noun

(sometimes initial capital letters)
  1. the common or ordinary person.
  2. Informal. the small, ordinary investor, as opposed to big investment institutions.


little man

noun

  1. a man of no importance or significance
  2. a tradesman or artisan operating on a small scale
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of little man1

First recorded in 1930–35
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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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