anybody
Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.
Example
“Anybody will do.”
Other meanings
A person of some consideration or standing.
“Everybody who wants to be anybody will come to Jake's party.”
Synonyms
- anyone
Related words
- anybody's
- anybody's guess
- anybody else
- anybody who is anybody
- everybody who is anybody
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "ani-bodi,anybodi,eny body".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “anybody” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.