Anybody

//ˈɛn.i.bʌ.di// pron, slang

pron, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Pronoun
  1. 1
    Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.

    "Anybody will do."

  2. 2
    A person of some consideration or standing. informal

    "Everybody who wants to be anybody will come to Jake's party."

Synonyms

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anyanyoneanyoneaughteithersomebody

Example

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"Smokers are as aware as anybody else of the disadvantages of their hobby, but manage to live with that knowledge for two main reasons."

Etymology

From Middle English ani-bodi, anybodi, eny body, equivalent to any + body.

Related phrases

anybody elseanybody who is anybodyanybody's guesseverybody who is anybodyany person

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