US /ˈsʌmbˌʌdi/ UK /ˈsʌmbˌɒdi/
pron noun Freq #412

Meanings

  1. 1
    pron

    A person who is not named or known; someone.

    Somebody has to clean this mess up.

  2. 2
    noun

    An important or well-known person.

    I'm tired of being a nobody, I want to be a somebody.

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Synonyms
1 pron · a person who is not named... someone

Etymology

From Middle English sum body, equivalent to some + body.

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