Person | Mean of person in English Dictionary
/ˈpɚsn̩/
- Noun
- a human being
- She is a very nice/shy/interesting person.
- I saw a person standing on the dock.
- Any person who wants a refund must have a receipt.
- Most people here are quite friendly.
- The tickets are $25 per person.
- The person at the front desk will be able to help you.
- The tax break is only applicable to persons in a high income bracket.
- I like her as a person, but she is not a very good writer.
- The disease is easily transmitted from person to person.
- a spokesperson
- salespeople
- a person who likes or enjoys something specified
- Our new friends are real party people. [=our new friends like parties]
- I'm just not a city person. [=I do not like the city very much]
- She's always been a cat person. [=she likes cats a lot]
- the body or clothing of a person especially when considered as a place to hide things
- He was arrested for having a gun on his person without a permit. [=he was arrested for carrying a gun without having a gun permit]
- The dogs discovered that the men were hiding drugs about their persons.