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noun [countable] American English pronunciation: person /ˈpɜrs(ə)n/ 
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singularperson
pluralpeople
 
  1. 1
    an individual human, usually an adult. The plural is people, but in formal or official language the form persons is used

    Tickets cost $50 per person.

    She’s the type of person who is always happy to help out.

    Every single person in the room stopped talking.

    Some people hate camping.

    elderly/eligible/unemployed persons

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    1. a.
      used for saying that someone likes a particular thing or activity

      Janet has always been an outdoor person.

      I’m not really a fast food person.

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    2. b.
      used when you do not know who did something

      Some stupid person left the stove on all night.

      He has been charged with supplying heroin to persons unknown.

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  2. 2
    very formal your body, or the clothes that you are wearing

    His person had been searched illegally.

    on/about someone’s person:

    She always carried a small pair of scissors on her person.

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