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Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Somebody

Some′bod·y (sŭm′bŏd·y̆), n. 1. A person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person.

Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me. Luke viii. 46.

We must draw in somebody that may stand 'Twixt us and danger. Denham.

2. A person of consideration or importance.

Before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody. Acts v. 36.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Noah Porter, editor (Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913). Public domain. Text as transcribed by MICRA, Inc., from Project Gutenberg. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: Greek, which our source spelled in Latin letters, set in Greek letters; entries of one spelling merged into one article.