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

Most, as indexers, are just blindly buying — assuming that somebody else is minding the store.

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Lloyd Webber: It’s because you need somebody to say, “No, that’s wrong.”

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Taylor felt after the match there was an attempt to "shift focus on to somebody to blame."

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And the sizing question isn’t a competitive game—it’s not like your gain is somebody else’s loss.

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“It’s time. It’s time for somebody to answer some questions. It’s time for somebody to look at what actually happened.”

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Related Words

• someone 
• whoever