People

Quick meaning: People is a noun meaning plural of person: a body of persons considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.

Meaning

plural of person: a body of persons considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.

More Meanings

1. (countable, collective) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.
2. A group of persons regarded as being servants, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler or leader.
3. One's colleagues or employees.
4. A person's ancestors, relatives or family.
5. People in general, humans, by extension sentient beings real or fictional.
6. The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.
7. (rare, informal, chiefly in the negative) To interact with people; to socialize.

Example Sentences

XXII people was in this parrish drownd.

These six people are waiting for the bus.

Under dictatorship, people suffered and died.

There were so many people at the restaurant last night.

Word Forms

• peoples
• peops
• peopling
• peopled

Synonyms for people

Depending on context, synonyms include peeps, lede, leod, collective, community, congregation.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include citizenry, masses, populate, inhabit, mass, multitude.

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