no one
pronoun
no person; not anyone; nobody.
no one
American
[noh wuhn]
/ ˈnoʊ ˌwʌn /
Or
no-one
pronoun
no-one
British
pronoun
Usage
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Etymology
Origin of no one
First recorded in 1595–1605
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However, if there is no parent overseeing a teen’s account, there is no one for a teen to negotiate with.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Parton could have limited her tracks to farmers, coal miners, swing shifters, assembly line workers and other laborers whom country music constantly lionizes, and no one would have complained.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
"There should have been fire extinguishers and protocols, but no one was doing anything - everyone was just running."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Except, of course, no one was telling women not to have kids if they want them.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Word was out: no one else would walk into the trap at the Beje.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
"He brings a very raw energy which you see with his reluctance to do much press, no-one knows much about him, it's all about the music for him," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The greasy pole tradition dates back decades, although no-one is exactly sure when it started.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Last year the ham was claimed, although there have been years when no-one has managed to scale the pole successfully.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
"The leak has been there for two to three months and no-one seems to be doing anything about it," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Aslan was among them though no-one had seen him coming.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
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