the little guy
noun
chiefly US, informal
: an ordinary person who is not wealthy, famous, or powerful
—used to refer to such people in general
a politician who portrays himself as a friend of the little guy
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This aging champion for the little guy yearns for a fight at every occasion, not aware that his stubbornness and ego have proved to be his undoing, and Washington responds with a harried, vulnerable performance.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024
But a big part of Malnati is representing the little guy, the career grinders who care just as much about competing without seeing golf through the prism of money.
—Doug Ferguson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
This was the last treatment option, but the little guy’s too-immune-compromised and medically fragile to drive, and there are not even good [commercial] flights.
—Julie Boatman, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
Bobby and Athena are almost always Going Through Something when trouble hits, but in this case, Athena still finds the time to stand up for the little guy again by reprimanding a convenience-store owner for price-gouging essential goods.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024
But a big part of Malnati is representing the little guy, the career grinders who care just as much about competing without seeing golf through the prism of money.
—Doug Ferguson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
This was the last treatment option, but the little guy’s too-immune-compromised and medically fragile to drive, and there are not even good [commercial] flights.
—Julie Boatman, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
Bobby and Athena are almost always Going Through Something when trouble hits, but in this case, Athena still finds the time to stand up for the little guy again by reprimanding a convenience-store owner for price-gouging essential goods.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
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“The little guy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20little%20guy. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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