Person Definition
pûrsən
people, persons
noun
persons
A living human. Often used in combination.
Chairperson; salesperson.
American Heritage
A human being, esp. as distinguished from a thing or lower animal; individual man, woman, or child.
Webster's New World
An individual regarded slightingly, as one of a lower status.
Webster's New World
An individual of specified character.
A person of importance.
American Heritage
A living human body.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
affix
Person (of either sex)
Personhood.
Webster's New World
Person of either sex in a (specified) activity, of a (specified) kind, etc.
Webster's New World
verb
(humorous, gender-neutral) To man.
Wiktionary
idiom
in person
- In one's physical presence; personally:
applied for the job in person.
American Heritage
in person
- while being physically present; bodily; personally
Webster's New World
on someone's person
- being carried personally by someone, as in a pocket or purse
a cigarette lighter on her person
Webster's New World
Origin of Person
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From Anglo-Norman parsone, persoun et al. (Old French persone (“human being"), French personne), and its source Latin persōna (“mask used by actor; role, part, character"),perhaps a loanword; compare Etruscan φersu (“mask"). Displaced native wight (from Old English wiht (“person, human being")).
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old French persone from Latin persōna mask, role, person probably from Etruscan phersu mask
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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