someone
pronoun /ˈsʌmwʌn/
/ˈsʌmwʌn/
(also somebody)
- a person who is not known or mentioned by name
- There's someone at the door.
- Someone's left their bag behind.
- It's time for someone new (= a new person) to take over.
- It couldn't have been me—it must have been someone else (= a different person).
- Should we call a doctor or someone?
- an important person
- He was a small-time lawyer keen to be someone.
compare nobody