Definition of nobody
: no person : not anybody
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Examples of nobody in a Sentence
Nobody could answer my question.
I guess I'll have to volunteer because it's clear nobody else will.
First Known Use of nobody
14th century
Definition of nobody
plural nobodies
: a person of no influence or consequence
Examples of nobody in a Sentence
He was a nobody in high school.
tired of feeling like a nobody, she decided to launch her own business
Recent Examples of nobody from the Web
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For years, The Americans was hailed as the best show on TV that nobody actually watched, snubbed for awards and healthy audience numbers.
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The vehicle was paid off and nobody had permission to drive it.
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Mike and his Music Masters dust off the old ‘Jake Walk Blues’ and lampoon the poor lushes outside, but nobody’s laughing much now.
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Brad Boxberger entered with nobody out and a man on in the ninth and didn’t allow a run.
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Lucroy's throwing error with nobody out in the 11th allowed Houston to score the winning run, but the entirety of the play is almost too crazy to explain.
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So Sacher, a pediatric nutritionist, came up with the yummy recipe below, which calls for a half cup of the cruciferous veggie (though nobody will guess its there).
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Maybe these plates are in another part of the state, or perhaps nobody’s using them.
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In 2018, with control of Congress at stake, nobody is taking up arms to insist that their version should be orthodoxy.
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First Known Use of nobody
1583
nobody Synonyms
Synonyms
cipher, lightweight, nonentity, nothing, pip-squeak, pygmy (also pigmy), shrimp, twerp, whippersnapper, zero, zilch;
Near Antonyms
NOBODY Defined for English Language Learners
nobody
Definition of nobody for English Language Learners
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: someone who is not important or has no influence
NOBODY Defined for Kids
Definition of nobody for Students
: no person : not anybody
- Nobody lives in that house.
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