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Added 5 October 2026

somebody

/ˈsʌmbˌɒdi/ pronoun

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In Latin: aliquis, aliquid Wiktionary

pronoun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about somebody at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Some unspecified person.
    Somebody has to clean this mess up.
  2. Synonym of someone; an important person.
    He could have been somebody!

noun

  1. Any person.
  2. A recognised or important person, a celebrity.
    I'm tired of being a nobody – I want to be a somebody.

Origin

From Middle English sum body, equivalent to some + body.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

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