somebody

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

pronoun

1. some person.

noun

plural

somebodies 

1. a person of some note or importance.

somebody

/ ˈsʌmbədɪ /

pronoun

1. some person; someone

noun

1. a person of greater importance than others

   he seems to be somebody in this town

Word History and Origins

Origin of somebody¹

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; some, body

Example Sentences

"I was in the toilet when I heard somebody rustling a bag in one of the cubicles", he said.

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“Any time you are paying somebody 10 or 11 bucks to punch a little thing, where you have no costs at all, that’s a good business, unless someone will take it away from you.”

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“She’s somebody who tries to fix things,” he says of the character.

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When letters and bank cards mysteriously started popping through his letter box, Paul Harrison grew increasingly worried somebody was trying to steal his identity.

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“It was crazy, not just to see a living legend but somebody that played at a high level in the league,” Verse said.

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Related Words

• someone 
• whoever