Somebody

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈsÊŒmbÉ™di/, /ˈsÊŒmbÉ‘di/

Origin

some + body

Full definition of somebody

Pronoun

1. Some unspecified person.
• Logically related to everybody and nobody. Becomes nobody via negation.

Synonyms

• someone

Related terms

• nobody
• everybody
• anybody
• somewhere
• something

Noun

1. A recognised person, a celebrity.I'm tired of being a nobody - I want to be a somebody.