Definitions

Tom, Dick, and Harry

NOUN

common man

Synonyms

WEAK

Everyman Everywoman anybody at all plain folks ragtag and bobtail rank and file

Example Sentences

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“It was like every Tom, Dick and Harry was encouraged to voice their opinions about what they thought I should do,” Levesque writes.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024

“How can you allow every Tom, Dick and Harry to dabble with farmer produce?” said Sukhpal Singh, an agricultural economist at the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad.

From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2020

The price of basic materials shot up as “every Tom, Dick and Harry became an essential provider,” Pillay said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2020

Tom, Dick and Harry work in the fields.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2019

Tom, Dick, and Harry there, wanting to know about his venture.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham