English Explanatory Dictionary

-person

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Someone who is an expert in an area.
  2. Someone who is employed or holds a position in an area.
  3. Someone who has special characteristics relating to a topic or area.
  4. Someone of a particular nationality. (More often, the separate noun "person" is used, e.g. "Norse person".)

Word forms

-person -persons -people

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin persōna Anglo-Norman persouneder. Middle English persoun English person English -person person used in compounds.

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