everybody

Definition

All people.

Etymology

From every + body.

Example Sentences

• "Does everybody have their ticket(s) at hand?"
• "Selwyn, sitting up rumpled and cross-legged on the floor, after having boloed Drina to everybody's exquisite satisfaction, looked around at the sudden rustle of skirts to catch a glimpse of a vanishing figure—a glimmer of ruddy hair and the white curve of a youthful face, half-buried in a muff."

Related Words