persons
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persons¹
- /ˈpɜː.sənz/ UK
- /ˈpɝ.sənz/ Canada, US
noun
- plural of person, used to refer to them individually, rather than as a group; contrast people 2007 May 14: The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, Current Population Survey Frequently Asked Questions — Question 5: “Who is counted as unemployed?” Persons are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of person
Persons²
proper noun
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: somebody, soul, individual, mortal, someone, human, peoples, folks, man, men, elderly, guys, personally, interested, personal, people
Talk about this word "persons." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/persons. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. persons. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/persons "persons." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/persons.Cite this
@misc{persons_2026,
title = {persons},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/persons},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
