person
n. countablen. a human being. You use this word to talk about a man, a woman, or a child as an individual.
n. an individual human being. In legal contexts, it may refer to a corporation or entity with specific rights and duties.
She is a very kind person.
Each person in the group must show their ticket before entering the theater.
The law treats a corporation as a legal person, granting it certain rights and responsibilities similar to those of a human individual.
From Middle English persoun, personne et al., from Anglo-Norman parsone, persoun et al. (Old French persone (“human being”), French personne), and its source Latin persōna (“mask used by actor; role, part, character”), perhaps a loanword from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (φersu, “mask”). In this sense, displaced native man, which came to mean primarily "adult male" in Middle English; see Old English mann. Doublet of parson and persona.
The plural is usually 'people'; 'persons' is restricted to formal or legal contexts.
There are five persons in the room.There are five people in the room.In everyday English, 'people' is the standard plural of 'person'; 'persons' is only used in formal or legal documents.
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as the next person
To a reasonable degree; as much as a typical person.
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morning person
A person who wakes up, without difficulty, early each morning and is alert and active during the first part of the day.
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night person
A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the evening and early morning (night) hours, and who usually sleeps during part of the daytime.