What does "themself" mean?

The reflexive form of they, the third-person singular personal pronoun. The single person previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).

What is a synonym for "themself"?

Common synonyms include: themselves, eirself, emself, herself, himself, himself.

Themself

//ðɛmˈsɛlf// pron

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Definitions

Pronoun

1
The reflexive form of they, the third-person singular personal pronoun. The single person previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis). pronoun, proscribed, reflexive, sometimes, third-person
"Someone could hurt themself."
2
Synonym of themselves (the third-person plural). nonstandard, proscribed, sometimes, third-person
"[…] and the same is here thought of al men to be so vailable and sufficient, as can be required, accept and take the said commission and dispensation so thankfully, and themself so satisfied with the same, that they repute and think themself not only singularly obstringed and bound to the Popes […]"

Synonyms

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themselves eirself emself herself himself himself

Example

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"Everyone usually loves a person similar to themself."

Etymology

From Middle English theimself. Equivalent to them + -self. Reinforced by analogy with the singular-plural distinction between yourself and yourselves.

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