Synonyms for person
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Noun
1. Individual — an individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being. Someone who likes or has an affinity…
individual, man, somebody, someone, soul, human being, one, guy US, body, being, human, character, sort informal, creature, fellow, bloke UK, party, head, mortal, homo
Other
interpreter, wight, gink rare
Definitions
- n. 1
An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being. Someone who likes or has an affinity for (a specified thing).
Jack's always been a dog person, but I prefer cats.
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Forms
- Plural
- persons → individuals, somebodys, someones, souls…
Example sentences
- man There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt.
- someone I feel so lonely that I want someone to talk with.
- individual An individual is the smallest unit of the society.
- somebody He thinks he is somebody, but really he is nobody.
- interpreter Her dream is to become a simultaneous interpreter.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| person | steady | |
| man | steady | |
| someone | rising | |
| individual | steady | |
| somebody | rising | |
| interpreter | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- one1, man1, guy1
- 4 letters
- head1, body2, sort1, soul1, homo2, gink
- 5 letters
- being2, party2, human2, bloke1, wight1
- 6 letters
- fellow2, mortal2
- 7 letters
- someone2
- 8 letters
- somebody3, creature2
- 9 letters
- character3
- 10 letters
- individual5
- 11 letters
- interpreter4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (body2 = 2 syllables).