: one (such as a human being, a partnership, or a corporation) that is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties
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: reference of a segment of discourse to the speaker, to one spoken to, or to one spoken of as indicated by means of certain pronouns or in many languages by verb inflection
She is a very nice 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. The dogs discovered that the men were hiding drugs about their persons. See More
Recent Examples on the WebThe person who's able to barricade all the doors in the shortest amount of time becomes the new HOH. Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2022 Rescue crews were searching for the pilot, the only person believed to be aboard the plane, news outlets reported.Fox News, 12 Sep. 2022 Despite her son’s struggles with addiction, Sipes said Jordan was a devoted father to his two children and an outgoing and friendly person. Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2022 Mankiewicz also championed an examination into television news' coverage of high profile missing person cases and the role race plays in story selection, making Dateline the first network news program to take on the controversial issue. Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2022 In some instances, grave markers peek through weeds and grass obscuring details about the person resting below. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 12 Sep. 2022 Over time, person and institution fused so tightly that the meaning and functions of the crown came to be understood by whatever Elizabeth did. Gerard Baker, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 Carroll said the demands made on women and their appearances by judges and other officials are about power, shaping who the person wants the woman to be, and reinforcing gender norms. Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al, 12 Sep. 2022 Munton last week considered closing the school, but Agape officials told authorities that the person on the abuse and neglect registry was fired on Wednesday. Jim Salter, ajc, 12 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French persone, from Latin persona actor's mask, character in a play, person, probably from Etruscan phersu mask, from Greek prosōpa, plural of prosōpon face, mask — more at prosopopoeia