mere mortal

English edit

mere mortal (plural mere mortals)

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

ordinary person