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somebody

[ suhm-bod-ee, -buhd-ee, -buh-dee ]

pronoun

  1. some person.


noun

plural somebodies.
  1. a person of some note or importance.

somebody

/ ˈʌəɪ /

pronoun

  1. some person; someone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person of greater importance than others

    he seems to be somebody in this town

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of somebody1

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; some, body
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“But I had a friend who knew somebody, so they said, ‘Come on out west, John.’

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Katie Amess said she was "gobsmacked at the stupidity of somebody or a group of people being in the public eye and saying such dangerous, violent rhetoric".

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“It was really common, if somebody came into the office, for us to spend 45 minutes hanging out in the Closet just talking about movies,” he recalls.

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Dr Kirtley said the sound had prevented her from sleeping properly for several weeks, adding: "It's impossible to ignore - it is like somebody shouting in your face constantly for attention."

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Our country works better together, and I think somebody who knows how to use financial levers is a very good candidate.

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