person

noun

ˈpər-sᵊn How to pronounce person (audio)
Definition of personnext
as in man
a member of the human race is there any person here who knows how to speak Spanish?

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Recent Examples of person Later that day, Franklin police encountered Ray at a truck stop after receiving a report of a suspicious person, Franklin police have said. — Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2026 Silver Palace's presentation is enhanced by a low, off-center, third-person camera perspective. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026 That person would know that the president intended to publicly describe an agreement involving 65 billion barrels of oil and explicitly tell Americans that the deal would increase oil supplies and lower gasoline prices. — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 While Taunton was assisting, another vehicle hydroplaned toward them and Taunton pushed a person at the scene out of the way. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for person
Recent Examples of Synonyms for person
  1. man
  2. guy
  3. life
  4. creature
  5. individual
  6. thing
Noun
  • In both women and men with class III obesity, defined as a BMI of 40 or higher, there was no statistically significant difference in mortality risk.
    — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Still, the archetypal influencer in our cultural imagination is not a man reviewing watches on YouTube or hosting a podcast from his studio in Austin.
    — Laura Jung, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of man
Noun
  • That is true about every single person around it, including Carmella’s children, the hot dog man, and the guy in the ice cream truck who only wears Phish T-shirts and bathes on Wednesdays.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The team has invested too much in Joe Milton III and Sam Howell to let either guy walk.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of guy
Noun
  • For the traditional Telugu Hindu ceremony, their priest translated Sanskrit to English in real time, and the mandap was designed as a circle to represent how life flows into itself for eternity.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Your stories are a great reminder of what sports teaches high school students about life.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of life
Noun
  • Her daughter, who is an animal lover, has learned about marine creatures by scuba diving and going on submarine rides on their trips.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The apocalypse isn’t frightening because of zombies or some fantastical creature.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of creature
Noun
  • In a statement to PEOPLE, a Fort Collins Police spokesperson confirmed that six individuals were transported by ambulance to area hospitals, including the driver, who was described only as an adult male.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Its officers have the authority to detain individuals until Kansas City police arrive.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of individual
Noun
  • Underneath the friendly little pixel clock, though, the presence of an ESP32 makes things interesting, and Ulanzi has done something rather unusual.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The cult member says some predictably culty things about how Thom doesn’t need his father or his friends for guidance.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of thing

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“Person.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/person. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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