somebody

American  

[suhm-bod-ee, -buhd-ee, -buh-dee] / ˈsʌmˌbɒd i, -ˌbʌd i, -bə di /

pronoun

1. some person.

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noun

PLURAL

somebodies

1. a person of some note or importance.

somebody British  

/ ˈsʌmbədɪ /

pronoun

1. some person; someone

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noun

1. a person of greater importance than others

   he seems to be somebody in this town

Etymology

Origin of somebody

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; some, body

Compare meaning

How does somebody compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• someone vs. somebody

Example Sentences

They said they needed somebody that can work legal hours, and I said, “Yeah, I’ll be 18.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Monday's report also found that somebody gained early access to the equivalent financial forecasts in March while Reeves was delivering her Spring Statement, though they did not act on the information.

From BBC

He strode through after a mistake from Sunderland, could easily have passed it to his left and let somebody else go one v one.

From BBC

“It was, ‘Oh, my God, you’re going to give me something that somebody’s worn before?’

From The Wall Street Journal

“Rarely can I go anywhere where somebody doesn’t stop me,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• someone
• whoever