everywoman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In fiction, drama, or allegory, the archetypical ordinary woman.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛvɹiːˌwʊmən/

Word forms

everywoman everywomen

Etymology

From every + woman, modelled on earlier everyman.

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