person
English
/ˈpɜːsən/, /ˈpɝsən/
noun
Definitions
- An individual; usually a human being.
- The physical body of a being seen as distinct from the mind, character, etc.
- (law) Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts.
- (law) The human genitalia; specifically, the penis.
- (grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom he or she is speaking. See grammatical person.
- (biology) A shoot or bud of a plant; a polyp or zooid of the compound Hydrozoa, Anthozoa, etc.; also, an individual, in the narrowest sense, among the higher animals.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English persoun derived from parsone derived from Latin persōna (character, mask used by actor, person, role, part, mask) derived from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 (mask).
Origin
Etruscan
𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖
Gloss
mask
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
🎭️ 😷
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -s- English
- Dutch English
- Dutchperson English
- Earth English
- Earthperson English
- English English
- Englishperson English
- French English
- Frenchperson English
- Klan English
- Klansperson English
- Scots English
- Scotsperson English
- ad English
- adperson English
- ambulance English
- ambulanceperson English
- anchor English
- anchorperson English
- antiperson English
- assembly English
- assemblyperson English
- bar English
- barperson English
- base English
- baseperson English
- bell English
- bellperson English
- boat English
- boatperson English
- bond English
- bondsperson English
- bush English
- bushperson English
- business English
- businessperson English
- camera English
- cameraperson English
- cat English
- catperson English
- cattle English
- cattleperson English
- cave English
- caveperson English
- chair English
- chairperson English
- chairpersonship English
- church English
- churchperson English
- clan English
- clansperson English
- clergy English
- clergyperson English
- cochairperson English
- committee English
- committeeperson English
- congress English
- congressperson English
- conperson English
- corps English
- corpsperson English
- council English
- councilperson English
- counter English
- counterperson English
- country English
- countryperson English
- cow English
- cowperson English
- craft English
- craftsperson English
- craftspersonship English
- crew English
- crewperson English
- cyberperson English
- delivery English
- deliveryperson English
- deperson English
- door English
- doorperson English
- dust English
- dustperson English
- extrapersonal English
- fire English
- fireperson English
- fisher English
- fisherperson English
- flag English
- flagperson English
- floor English
- floorperson English
- fly English
- flyperson English
- foreperson English
- freed English
- freedperson English
- fresh English
- freshperson English
- front English
- frontiers English
- frontiersperson English
- frontperson English
- garbage English
- garbageperson English
- green English
- greensperson English
- gun English
- gunperson English
- handy English
- handyperson English
- helm English
- helmsperson English
- horse English
- horseperson English
- house English
- houseperson English
- hunt English
- huntsperson English
- hyperpersonal English
- impersonable English
- impersonate English
- impersonator English
- infantry English
- infantryperson English
- interperson English
- interpersonal English
- intraperson English
- intrapersonal English
- iron English
- ironperson English
- jazz English
- jazzperson English
- journey English
- journeyperson English
- jury English
- juryperson English
- kin English
- kinsperson English
- lay English
- layperson English
- leather English
- leatherperson English
- line English
- linesperson English
- longshore English
- longshoreperson English
- mad English
- madperson English
- mail English
- mailperson English
- mark English
- marksperson English
- markspersonship English
- media English
- mediaperson English
- merperson English
- microperson English
- middle English
- middleperson English
- militia English
- militiaperson English
- milk English
- milkperson English
- misperson English
- monopersonal English
- multiperson English
- multipersonal English
- news English
- newspaper English
- newspaperperson English
- newsperson English
- nonperson English
- nonpersonal English
- nursery English
- nurseryperson English
- overperson English
- parson English
- patrol English
- patrolperson English
- peripersonal English
- persona English
- personable English
- personableness English
- personably English
- personal English
- personalise English
- personalism English
- personalist English
- personalistic English
- personalize English
- personally English
- personalness English
- personalty English
- personalzine English
- personate English
- personative English
- personhood English
- personise English
- personish English
- personism English
- personist English
- personize English
- personkind English
- personless English
- personlessness English
- personlike English
- personly English
- personness English
- personocracy English
- personological English
- personologist English
- personology English
- personpower English
- pitch English
- pitchperson English
- plant English
- plantsperson English
- points English
- pointsperson English
- police English
- policeperson English
- polypersonal English
- post English
- postperson English
- power English
- press English
- pressperson English
- repair English
- repairperson English
- round English
- roundsperson English
- sale English
- salesperson English
- salespersonship English
- school English
- schoolperson English
- select English
- selectperson English
- service English
- serviceperson English
- show English
- showperson English
- showpersonship English
- side English
- sideperson English
- signal English
- signalperson English
- slaughter English
- slaughterperson English
- snow English
- snowperson English
- sound English
- soundperson English
- sports English
- sportsperson English
- sportspersonship English
- state English
- statesperson English
- steer English
- steersperson English
- stunt English
- stuntperson English
- subpersonal English
- superperson English
- superpersonal English
- suprapersonal English
- telesalesperson English
- theatre English
- theatreperson English
- town English
- townsperson English
- trade English
- tradesperson English
- transpersonal English
- tribe English
- tribesperson English
- tripersonal English
- ultrapersonal English
- underperson English
- unipersonal English
- unperson English
- unpersonable English
- unpersonal English
- venire English
- venireperson English
- vestry English
- vestryperson English
- wait English
- waitperson English
- weather English
- weatherperson English
- work English
- workperson English
- yard English
- yardperson English
- persoona Finnish
- *pessona Latin
- persona Latin
- personalis Latin
- persōna Latin
- persōnālitās Latin
- persona Italian
- personne French
- personnifier French
- persona Spanish, Castilian
- πρόσωπον Ancient Greek
- *wihtiz Proto-Germanic
- *wihtą Proto-Germanic
- persona Polish
- awiht Old English
- efenwiht Old English
- wiht Old English
- personable Middle English
- personal Middle English
- persoun Middle English
- weight Middle English
- wight Middle English
- wiȝt Middle English
- person Danish
- persone Old French
- persóna Icelandic
- persoană Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- personal Cebuano
- person Welsh
- persone Middle Dutch
- persona Latvian
- persan Old Irish
- pèrsonne Norman
- persōn Middle High German
- personne Middle French
- persona Asturian
- persona Old Occitan
- parsone xno
- persoune xno
- persónn-a Ligurian
- persona Ladin
- personne Louisiana Creole French
- *𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 Etruscan
- 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 Etruscan
- pesin Nigerian Pidgin
- ad
- -s-
- gun
- fly
- cat
- cow
- lay
- bar
- kin
- mad
- flag
- post
- boat
- news
- helm
- town
- line
- fire
- show
- Klan
- crew
- bond
- bush
- sale
- hunt
- bell
- cave
- dust
- yard
- wait
- iron
- jury
- milk
- mark
- clan
- work
- jazz
- snow
- door
- side
- base
- steer
- corps
- freed
- state
- power
- media
- pitch
- handy
- front
- green
- floor
- Earth
- plant
- horse
- Dutch
- chair
- Scots
- press
- stunt
- trade
- round
- tribe
- fresh
- craft
- house
- sound
- cattle
- patrol
- anchor
- fisher
- repair
- church
- points
- sports
- school
- French
- venire
- parson
- camera
- select
- police
- middle
- signal
- vestry
- clergy
- service
- council
- English
- country
- garbage
- weather
- journey
- theatre
- counter
- militia
- nursery
- persona
- leather
- delivery
- congress
- adperson
- assembly
- unperson
- infantry
- deperson
- business
- personly
- personal
- personism
- merperson
- newspaper
- personish
- catperson
- longshore
- misperson
- personise
- nonperson
- personist
- ambulance
- committee
- cowperson
- frontiers
- layperson
- madperson
- slaughter
- barperson
- personize
- personate
- flyperson
- gunperson
- conperson
- bellperson
- personally
- kinsperson
- caveperson
- mailperson
- foreperson
- postperson
- personalty
- newsperson
- ironperson
- personlike
- overperson
- personable
- personness
- showperson
- crewperson
- bushperson
- jazzperson
- waitperson
- juryperson
- flagperson
- antiperson
- unpersonal
- boatperson
- fireperson
- sideperson
- doorperson
- dustperson
- personless
- snowperson
- workperson
- baseperson
- personably
- milkperson
- personhood
- personkind
- yardperson
- freshperson
- freedperson
- underperson
- Earthperson
- Scotsperson
- Dutchperson
- personalize
- soundperson
- personalist
- townsperson
- huntsperson
- microperson
- pressperson
- linesperson
- houseperson
- horseperson
- helmsperson
- personology
- cyberperson
- interperson
- personative
- clansperson
- stuntperson
- subpersonal
- floorperson
- personalism
- salesperson
- intraperson
- unipersonal
- Klansperson
- bondsperson
- frontperson
- personalise
- mediaperson
- impersonate
- superperson
- handyperson
- multiperson
- nonpersonal
- chairperson
- tripersonal
- marksperson
- pitchperson
- personpower
- corpsperson
- plantsperson
- clergyperson
- greensperson
- craftsperson
- statesperson
- personalness
- personocracy
- tradesperson
- pointsperson
- signalperson
- sportsperson
- impersonable
- monopersonal
- impersonator
- unpersonable
- vestryperson
- repairperson
- roundsperson
- polypersonal
- peripersonal
- Frenchperson
- selectperson
- anchorperson
- middleperson
- cattleperson
- schoolperson
- fisherperson
- policeperson
- personalzine
- tribesperson
- churchperson
- patrolperson
- steersperson
- venireperson
- cameraperson
- militiaperson
- cochairperson
- transpersonal
- countryperson
- interpersonal
- councilperson
- suprapersonal
- personologist
- superpersonal
- nurseryperson
- hyperpersonal
- serviceperson
- journeyperson
- ultrapersonal
- leatherperson
- counterperson
- personalistic
- garbageperson
- multipersonal
- weatherperson
- theatreperson
- intrapersonal
- extrapersonal
- Englishperson
- congressperson
- personological
- assemblyperson
- businessperson
- showpersonship
- personlessness
- deliveryperson
- personableness
- infantryperson
- telesalesperson
- chairpersonship
- ambulanceperson
- committeeperson
- newspaperperson
- salespersonship
- slaughterperson
- longshoreperson
- markspersonship
- frontiersperson
- sportspersonship
- craftspersonship