nobody

[noh-bod-ee, -buhd-ee, -buh-dee]

pronoun

1. no person; not anyone; no one.

   Nobody answered, so I hung up.

noun

plural

nobodies 

1. a person of no importance, influence, or power.

nobody

/ ˈnəʊbədɪ /

pronoun

1. no person; no-one

noun

1. an insignificant person

Word History and Origins

Origin of nobody¹

First recorded 1300–50; Middle English; no ², body

Idioms and Phrases

• like crazy (nobody's business)

Example Sentences

But he’s dipped so often into the well of “trust me, nobody can fix this but me,” that it has gone bone dry.

From Salon

“It must have come from a very high place because nobody’s talking.”

From Los Angeles Times

Without those employees, there would be nobody on staff with the linguistic and cultural knowledge to communicate with families from similar backgrounds.

From BBC

She said that he told her that nobody would believe her if she reported him.

From BBC

“There’s nobody that I get better than I get him,” said Reid, who was 65 at the time.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• nothing