nobody

nobody
/noh"bod'ee, -bud'ee, -beuh dee/, pron., n., pl. nobodies.
1. no person; not anyone; no one: Nobody answered, so I hung up.
n.
2. a person of no importance, influence, or power.
[1300-50; ME; see NO2, BODY]

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