as in little men
an average or ordinary man
for a politician who likes to portray himself as a friend of the little guy, he sure is fond of rubbing elbows with the fat cats
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Recent Examples of little guys
Lumet — himself a serious theater creature who shared an ethical bent with the twentieth century’s great American playwrights — specialized in movies about little guys’ going up against the system.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Red buckeye and coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) are two of the major native feeder plants for these little guys to follow when the plants bloom progressively from the South to the North when temperatures start to rise.
—Campbell Vaughn, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
So, why are these little guys missing?
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Lightweight and perfect for long commutes or flights, these little guys prove that affordable doesn’t have to mean basic.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2025
Over four decades after making his screen debut, the fuzzy little squeaker continues to melt hearts and inspire new generations of adorable little guys.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Red buckeye and coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) are two of the major native feeder plants for these little guys to follow when the plants bloom progressively from the South to the North when temperatures start to rise.
—Campbell Vaughn, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
So, why are these little guys missing?
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Lightweight and perfect for long commutes or flights, these little guys prove that affordable doesn’t have to mean basic.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2025
Over four decades after making his screen debut, the fuzzy little squeaker continues to melt hearts and inspire new generations of adorable little guys.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for little guys
Noun
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Boarding school has been making Muck boys into ugly, priggish little men for generations.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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And so the actor and filmmaker ended up donating $250,000 worth of Visa gift cards to TSA workers at the Atlanta airport on March 27.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Quintal, who was transported to Broward Health Medical Center with injuries along with Wilson, was placed on workers’ comp leave.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Little guys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/little%20guys. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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