A "
man of the people". Sexist? No, because women have traditionally been too "other" to qualify as an
Everyman in the eyes of the voting public. A populist is a
political figure (or public figure) who appears to "have his ear to the ground" and his "head screwed on straight", as opposed to those "
ivory tower elitists" (etc) who "rule" us. Usually uncategorizable, though we try to fit them into this or that box. Note that you needn't be sincere:
Pat Buchanan is a pampered multi-
millionaire.