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somebody

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

pronoun

  1. some person.

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
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Etymology

Origin of somebody

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

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