somebody
noun
- unknown or unspecified person
pronoun
- unknown or unspecified person
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈsʌmbˌɒdi/ / /ˈsʌmˌbədi/ / /ˈsʌmbˌʌdi/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English sum body, equivalent to some + body.
- Any person.
“In the nature of things a good many somebodies are always in hospital, and the law of averages had picked on me to be one of them a week or so before.”
“So there, I know, was somebody or a combination of somebodys who did not know what the heck they were doing or dealing with.”
- A recognised or important person, a celebrity.
“I'm tired of being a nobody – I want to be a somebody.”
pron
Etymology: From Middle English sum body, equivalent to some + body.
- Some unspecified person.
“Somebody has to clean this mess up.”