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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul go
a human being

adult, grownup
a fully developed person from maturity onward

noun.person

28 Subcategories

brachycephalic go
an adult with a short broad head
caregiver go
a person who is responsible for attending to the needs of a child or dependent adult
catch, match go
a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
centrist, middle of the roader, moderate, moderationist go
a person who takes a position in the political center
case, type, character, eccentric go
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
conservative, conservativist go
a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
dolichocephalic go
an adult with a long narrow head
elder, senior go
a person who is older than you are
ex-spouse go
a person who was formerly a spouse
host go
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
important person, influential person, personage go
a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
Jack of all trades go
a person able to do a variety of different jobs acceptably well
liberal, liberalist, progressive go
a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
liberal go
a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets
man, adult male go
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
militarist, warmonger go
a person who advocates war or warlike policies
oldster, old person, senior citizen, golden ager go
an elderly person
pacifist, pacificist, disarmer go
someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
patrician go
a person of refined upbringing and manners
pledgee go
someone to whom a pledge is made or someone with whom something is deposited as a pledge
pledger go
someone who makes or gives a pledge
professional, professional person go
a person engaged in one of the learned professions
sobersides go
a serious and sedate individual
sophisticate, man of the world go
a worldly-wise person
stay-at-home, homebody go
a person who seldom goes anywhere
stoic, unemotional person go
someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions
thoroughbred go
a well-bred person
woman, adult female go
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)