pronoun
somebody
SUHMB-o-dee
pronoun
1
An unspecified or unknown person.
"Somebody left their umbrella in the hallway."
noun
1
A person of importance or fame.
"He always dreamed of being a somebody in the music industry."
How to Use Somebody
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither "an unnamed person" or, informally, "someone important".
Easily confused with
Word Forms
somebodies plural, somebodys plural
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Etymology
From Middle English sum body, literally "some body" — some + body.