people
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From Middle English puple, peple, peeple, from Anglo-Norman people, from Old French pueple, peuple, pople, from Latin populus (“a people, nation”), from Old Latin populus, from earlier poplus, from even earlier poplos, from Proto-Italic *poplos (“army”) of unknown origin. Doublet of pueblo. Gradually ousted native English lede and, partially, folk.
Originally used with singular verbs (e.g. "the people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness" in the King James Version of 2 Samuel 17:29), the plural aspect of people is probably due to influence from Middle English lede, leed, a plural since Old English times; see lēode.
Inflected forms:
form: peoples
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: peeps
pos: noun
tags: alternative
slang
form: peops
pos: noun
tags: alternative
slang
form: peple
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: pipple
pos: noun
tags: alternative
pronunciation-spelling
form: ppl
pos: noun
tags: alternative
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form: ppl.
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Internet
Senses:
gloss: Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.
pos: noun
tags: collective
countable
examples: a people apart
an industrious people
the indigenous peoples of Europe
the native peoples of Borneo
`So, oh Holly. This people was an old people before the Egyptians were.'
Other nationalisms aimed at liberating subjugated peoples who spoke the same language and lived in the same territory.
The team auctioned off the right to name the new species to publicize the find and raise awareness and funds for the indigenous Lahu people of northern Thailand, a group that Sippawat is part of.
gloss: A group of persons regarded as being servants, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler or leader.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Moses said, "Let my people go."
his people were weary
And Dauid reigned ouer all Iſrael, and Dauid executed iudgement and iuſtice vnto all his people.
The ox knows its owner, and the ass its master's crib; but Israel does not know, my people does not understand.
gloss: One's colleagues or employees.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: I'll have my people call your people.
I have my people working on it.
Kennedy looked down at Flood's desk and thought about the possibilities. "Can you locate him?"
"I already have my people checking on all three. So far I've only been able to confirm the whereabouts of the Jordanian officer."
Can I have one of my people get back to your people, Mr. President?" She tried to slam the phone back into the base and failed.
gloss: A person's ancestors, relatives or family.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: My people lived through the Black Plague and the Thirty Years War.
His people live out west.
‘She’s going to her people in Wales,’ said Harris, ‘for the holidays, with the children; we’ve had an invitation.’
gloss: The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The people have successfully stood up against tyranny and totalitarianism.
The election is over and the people have spoken.
The people won't tolerate so much corruption any more!
The people have spoken, the bastards.
gloss: People in general, humans, by extension sentient beings real or fictional.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: People don't like it when you tweak their noses.
Teachers are people too.
Related words: sheeple
Derived words: abbot of the people
all things to all people
antipeople
bag people
beaker people
beautiful people
black people's time
boat people
bright young people
chief people officer
Chosen People
chosen people
depeople
dispeople
elle-people
empeople
enemy of the people
fire people
flying purple people eater
flying purple people-eater
good people
hill-people
hillspeople
hurt people hurt people
Leopards Eating People's Faces Party
little people
locks only keep honest people honest
louder for the people at the back
man of the people
mean people suck
meeple
nobody ever went broke underestimating the good taste of the American people
nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people
nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American people
no one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American people
of all people
old people
old people's home
overpeople
Peculiar People
people-carrier
people carrier
peopledom
people-first language
peoplehood
peopleize
people journalism
peoplekind
peopleless
peoplemeter
people mountain people sea
people mover
peopleness
people of God
people-person
people person
people pleaser
people-pleasing
people pod
people-pod
people power
people's army
people's commune
people's democracy
people's detailing
people's house
people sit on chairs
people skills
people's mic
people's microphone
people smuggler
people smuggling
people sniffer
people's palace
people's party
people's princess
people's republic
people's war
people's warden
people's warrior
people that live in glass houses should not throw stones
people that live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
people trafficking
peopleware
people-watch
people-watching
peoplewatching
people watching
people who live in glass houses should not throw stones
people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
peopley
peoplish
plain people
plainspeople
Prayers of the People
repeople
September people
some people
some people have all the luck
those people
tribespeople
underground people
unpeople
up the country people
woman of the people
you people
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