mere mortal

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mere mortal

noun mere mortals

  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
  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.

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noun ordinary person

中文凡人 fánrén
Portuguêsmero mortal
Françaispauvre mortel, simple mortel
Русскийпросто́й сме́ртный prostój smértnyj

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@misc{mere_mortal_2026,
  title = {mere mortal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mere%20mortal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}