SOMEBODY

person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

(noun) a human being; “there was too much for one person to do”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Pronoun

somebody

Some unspecified person.

Usage notes

Logically related to everybody and nobody. Becomes nobody via negation.

Synonyms

• someone

Noun

somebody (plural somebodies)

A recognised or important person, a celebrity.

Source: Wiktionary


Some"bod*y, n.

1. A person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person. Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me. Luke viii. 46. We must draw in somebody that may stand "Twixt us and danger." Denham.

2. A person of consideration or importance. Before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody. Acts v. 36.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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