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forgotten man - 2 dictionary results

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.

Origin:
1920–25
forgotten man  
n.  A person or class of persons that is treated with undeserved neglect or disregard.
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