nobody

[noh-bod-ee, -buhd-ee, -buh-dee]

pronoun

1. no person; not anyone; no one.

   Nobody answered, so I hung up.

noun

plural

nobodies 

1. a person of no importance, influence, or power.

nobody

/ ˈnəʊbədɪ /

pronoun

1. no person; no-one

noun

1. an insignificant person

Word History and Origins

Origin of nobody¹

First recorded 1300–50; Middle English; no ², body

Idioms and Phrases

• like crazy (nobody's business)

Example Sentences

“I was born to coach. I’m a helluva coach. Nobody gave me that and nobody can take it away.”

Read more on Los Angeles Times

"Other times I charge it up, but nobody rings, I don't know who it belongs to or I can't find them on social media, so I just take it to the police station".

Read more on BBC

It could have been five or six for Forest and nobody could have argued.

Read more on BBC

But until the votes are counted, nobody knows what will happen.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

The other teams were grateful that a referee had been there and “nobody gained an advantage by going by the wrong route,” he says.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• nothing