anybody
A1
pron
Freq #566
Meanings
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1
pron
Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.
Anybody will do.
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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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