Word Study
anybody
CIDE DICTIONARY
anybody, n.
- Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person. [1913 Webster]"His Majesty could not keep any secret from anybody." [1913 Webster]
- A person of consideration or standing. [1913 Webster]"All the men belonged exclusively to the mechanical and shopkeeping classes, and there was not a single banker or anybody in the list." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
anybody, n. & pron.
1 a a person, no matter who. b a person of any kind. c whatever person is chosen.
2 a person of importance (are you anybody?).
1 a a person, no matter who. b a person of any kind. c whatever person is chosen.
2 a person of importance (are you anybody?).
Idiom
anybody's (of a contest) evenly balanced (it was anybody's game). anybody's guess see GUESS.
ROGET THESAURUS
anybody
Generality
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