anybody

A1
US /ˈɛn.i.bʌ.di/ UK /ˈɛn.i.bɒd.i/
pron Freq #566

Meanings

  1. 1
    pron

    Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.

    Anybody will do.

  2. 2
    pron

    A person of some consideration or standing.

    Everybody who wants to be anybody will come to Jake's party.

Etymology

From Middle English ani-bodi, anybodi, eny body, equivalent to any + body.

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Derived forms anybody's

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