first person

[furst pur-suhn]

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.

first person

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 )

Word History and Origins

Origin of first person¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

That year, she became the first person to record witnessing an animal using a tool - a large male chimpanzee, who she had named David Greybeard, digging termites out of a mound with a stick.

From BBC

She revealed to Evans he was the first person she discussed the book with outside of her team.

From Los Angeles Times

Being the first person to represent the Republic of Ireland is "a lot of pressure but a lot of fun", he added.

From BBC

Security expert and writer Edward Lucas proudly showed off his Estonian identity card, telling the meeting he was the first person to be issued with one.

From BBC

"I'm not going to be the first person to shut and I certainly won't be the last."

From BBC