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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
somebody
noun
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▪ A white person was by definition somebody.
▪ Which just goes to prove, you do have to be a somebody to get ahead in this town!
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Somebody

Somebody \Some"bod*y\ (s[u^]m"b[o^]d*[y^]), 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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
somebody

c.1300, "indeterminate person," from some + body. Meaning "important person, person of consequence" is from 1560s. Somebody else is from 1640s; meaning "romantic rival" is from 1911.

Wiktionary
somebody

n. A recognised person, a celebrity. pron. some unspecified person.

WordNet
somebody

n. a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" [syn: person, individual, someone, mortal, human, soul]

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Somebody

Somebody may refer to:

Somebody (Bryan Adams song)

"Somebody" is a rock song written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance for Adams fourth studio album Reckless (1984). It was the second single released from the album Reckless. The song topped the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart and peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Somebody (Mark Wills song)

"Somebody" is a country music song written by Dave Berg, Sam Tate, and Annie Tate. It was initially recorded by singer Mark Wills for his 2001 studio album Loving Every Minute. Reba McEntire later recorded the same song for her 2003 album Room to Breathe, releasing it as that album's second single in January 2004. By August of that year, McEntire's version had reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. Becoming her 22nd number hit of her career and her first since "If You See Him/If You See Her" in 1998.

Somebody (Bridgit Mendler song)

"Somebody" is a song performed by American pop recording artist Bridgit Mendler for the soundtrack Lemonade Mouth to the Disney Channel television movie of the same name. It was written by Lindy Robbins and Reed Vertelney and released as the album's debut single on March 4, 2011 through Walt Disney Records.

Somebody (Aerosmith song)

"Somebody" is the B-side to Aerosmith's first single, " Dream On", from their 1973 debut album, Aerosmith. Written by lead singer Steven Tyler and his friend Steven Emspak and released in June 1973, its A-side peaked at number 59 nationally but hit big in the band's native Boston, where it was the number 1 single of the year on the less commercial top 40 station, WBZ-FM, number 5 for the year on highly rated Top 40 WRKO-AM, and number 16 on heritage Top 40 WMEX-AM.

"Somebody" is driven by a basic blues guitar riff and Tyler's lyrics tell the story of a character trying to search for the woman of his dreams. The character is in need of someone who shares the work with him and has been through the same difficulties in their life as he has. Originally written in 1970.

Somebody (Bonnie McKee song)

Somebody is a song by American singer-songwriter Bonnie McKee from her debut album Trouble (2004). The song was written by McKee, Robert Orrall, and Al Anderson, while production was mainly handled by Rob Cavallo with help from Antonia Armato. The song was released as the second single from the album sometime during 2004. A music video was released sometime during 2004. "Somebody" was featured on the soundtrack of the 2004 film Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, which McKee also appeared in.

Somebody (Natalie La Rose song)

"Somebody" is the debut single from Dutch singer Natalie La Rose featuring American singer Jeremih. The single reached the number one position on Billboards Rhythmic Airplay chart in its April 4, 2015 issue. On the Billboard Hot 100, the song peaked at number ten, making it Jeremih's fourth top-ten hit and La Rose's first. It also charted at number two on the UK Singles Chart, and was awarded Silver certification by the British Phonographic Industry.

Usage examples of "somebody".

Could that information be used by a person pretending to be somebody who has legitimate access to the corporate network?

Maybe somebody posted it on their intranet just as a convenience to their own employees, never realizing that it made the information available to everyone on the Internet who has access to a good search engine such as Google -including the just-plain-curious, the wannabe cop, the hacker, and the organized crime boss.

But to do this, somebody must gain admittance to his cell, and who was to be taken into their confidence?

Even when we have demonstrated that all these individual deaths, and the final mass catastrophe, can be blamed on callous aeronautical experiments-perhaps even hostile military demonstrations-carried out by the United States over Mexican territory, some people will remain firmly persuaded that the real responsibility rests on creatures from Jupiter or Polaris, and that somebody is covering up the truth for reasons of policy.

If you got the power, or know somebody that does, you can be ageless, nearly immortal, just about never get sick, grow back lost limbs, even, under certain circumstances, be brought back from the dead.

Pawnbroker Fang, who will sell the root to somebody like the Ancestress, who will squat like a huge venomous toad upon a folk deity whose sole purpose in life is to aid the pure in heart.

Somebody tauld her lately that ane Bell Calvert robbed her house, but she disna believe it.

The most important thing is that we send them somebody with the aptitude to do a certain type of work and the personality to get on with other people in closed and stressful environments.

We even paid somebody who looked a bit like Ashling to put in a quick appearance there with Nicolaus.

If Davies were once to know his good name had been attacked, and that his explanation of his failure to reach his men or give notice of their plight had been aspersed, somebody might put him up to demanding a court of inquiry.

Although his moccasined feet made no sound on the uncarpeted floor, his movements seemed to annoy the elder of two officers who, in handsome uniforms, occupied a window-seat at one side of the room, and were evidently waiting for somebody or something as patiently as their natures would permit.

On the dawning light hung, trembling, the notes of a pastoral aubade somebody was picking out on a guitar.

After a while, too, the word got around among the women that all the aviator major wanted was somebody in his sack, and that marriage was the last thing on his mind.

Somebody might try to kidnap Beeker and use the Port-a-Brain to tap into my stock portfolio, for example-we do have a lot of sensitive data on them.

I begged her mother to find somebody to take the letter to Soleure immediately, before my resolution was weakened by repentance.