-person

person Person English Etymology en person 1 en person used in compounds. Suffix s -people Someone who is an expert in an area. sportsperson Someone who is employed or holds a position in an area. spokesperson Someone who has special characteristics relating to a topic or area. superperson en nonstandard Someone of a particular nationality. More often, the separate noun "person" is used, e.g. "Norse person". Norseperson en 2001 Jim Foster Still Complaining 0888822413 31 I see a Scotsperson who will invent a voice machine that will enable a person far, far away to wake another in the dead of night to ask, “Is this the Couchiching Inn?” Usage notes See usage notes on person. In many cases, use of this suffix is perceived as overly politically correct. Derived terms en References Anagrams en enoprs Posner nopers preons prones spreon