Man in the street / man-in-the-market
An ordinary person; a common man from the public or marketplace.
(“A man from the market who seizes movable property from Reuven’s assets on behalf of Shimon, who is a creditor, acquires it” – Rashi on Gittin 11b)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
אָדָם מִן הַשּׁוּק
Definition (Hebrew)
אָדָם פָּשׁוּט. אָדָם רָגִיל "מֵהָרְחוֹב".
("אָדָם מִן הַשּׁוּק שֶׁתּוֹפֵס מִטַּלְטַלִּי בְּנִכְסֵי רְאוּבֵן לְצֹרֶךְ שִׁמְעוֹן שֶׁהוּא בַּעַל חוֹב קוֹנֶה" – רָשִׁ"י גִּטִּין יָא ע"ב)