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people

  • noun
  • peo·ple
  • /ˈpi.pəl/

forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.

Other meanings

  1. A group of persons regarded as being servants, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler or leader.

  2. One's colleagues or employees.

Example sentences

  • “It's rare to meet nice people like you.”

    Tatoeba · TRANG · CC0
  • “Follow your own path and let people talk.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
  • “The pillow never brought similar people together.”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "puple".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “people” 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.