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mere mortal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. One who is not a god; a human being.
    • Show all the gods how even a mere mortal can best Ares's plans and defeat his will 2011, Matthew Stover, Robert E. Vardman, God of War, →ISBN:
  2. (idiomatic) An ordinary person, without special expertise or status.
    • If you use computer applications that let you access information from a database system, you're probably a mere mortal. 2014, John Viescas, Michael J. Hernandez, SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL, →ISBN, page xx:

Forms

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mere mortals Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

lesser mortal

Translations (9)

cmn 凡人 (ordinary person) · pl zwykły śmiertelnik (ordinary person) · fr pauvre mortel (ordinary person) · pt mero mortal (ordinary person) · fr simple mortel (ordinary person) · ka უბრალო მოკვდავი (ordinary person) · nl gewone sterveling (ordinary person) · ru просто́й сме́ртный (ordinary person) · fi tavallinen kuolevainen (ordinary person)