person

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NGSL Rank: 262
person
ˈpəːs(ə)n Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a human being regarded as an individual.
    E.g. the porter was the last person to see her prior to her disappearance
  • a category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms, according to whether they indicate the speaker ( first person ), the addressee ( second person ), or a third party ( third person ).
  • each of the three modes of being of God, namely the Father, the Son, or the Holy Ghost, who together constitute the Trinity.
-person
pəːs(ə)n Listen
Meanings
combining form
  • used as a neutral alternative to -man in nouns denoting professional status, a position of authority, etc.
    E.g. chairperson

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