# somebody

Pronunciation: US say "SUM-bu-dee" /ˈsʌmbˌʌdi/; UK say "SUM-bo-dee" /ˈsʌmbˌɒdi/

## Pronoun

1. Some person who is not named or not known, whether one particular person or any person at all.
   - Simple: A person whose name or identity is unknown or not given.
   - _Somebody must have taken my coat by mistake._
   - _There's somebody at the door asking for you._

## Noun

2. A person who is recognized as important or famous; a notable figure.
   - Simple: A well-known or important person that others notice.
   - _After winning the award, she finally felt like a somebody._
   - _Everyone at that party seemed to be a somebody in the film world._

## Origin

From Middle English "sum body," equivalent to "some" combined with "body."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/somebody (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).