forgotten man

noun

1. a person no longer in the mind of the general public.
2. U.S. Politics. the average wage earner, regarded as economically deprived and forgotten or ignored by the federal government during the Great Depression.

Word History and Origins

Origin of forgotten man¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Former Republican strategist Ken Khachigian, who grew up on a Visalia walnut and grape farm, says Trump speaks to the proverbial “forgotten man.”

From Los Angeles Times

He was the “antiwar” candidate who promised to bring back torture, the crusader for the “forgotten man” who gave huge tax breaks to the wealthy, the builder of imaginary border walls, nonexistent health care plans and vaporware agreements with foreign tyrants.

From Salon

Among the Big Three who have spent the last three years revolutionizing the 400-meter hurdles, Rai Benjamin has often been relegated to the forgotten man.

From Los Angeles Times

But he hasn’t been great either, making him almost a forgotten man in a lineup that includes Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts.

From Los Angeles Times

But he hasn’t been great either, making him almost a forgotten man in a lineup that includes Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts.

From Los Angeles Times