first person

American  

[furst pur-suhn] / ˈfɜrst ˈpɜr sən /

noun

1. the grammatical person used by a speaker in statements referring to the speaker's own self first person singular or to a group including the speaker first person plural.

2. a pronoun or verb form in the first person, as I or am in English, or a set of such forms.

3. a literary style in which the narrative is told from the perspective of a narrator speaking directly.

   The story is written in the first person.

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first person British  

noun

1. a grammatical category of pronouns and verbs used by the speaker to refer to or talk about himself or herself, either alone ( first person singular ) or together with others ( first person plural )

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Etymology

Origin of first person

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

You don’t necessarily have to stick with the first person you meet.

From MarketWatch

"In the midst of the fear of my grandmother's health and well-being this was diabolical, this was shambolic, that the first person to contact me was describing this as a 'wee incident'."

From BBC

“I’ve done quite a bit of press for this record, and you’re the first person to bring that up,” he admits.

From Los Angeles Times

You can list a friend or distant relative as the first person you designate, but you want to have a secure, ongoing resource to list as the last person on the list.

From MarketWatch

She was the first person in the world to have the treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital and is now enjoying life.

From BBC